knock knock
May 10th, 2007 by some dudeMy new workplace has cubicles, of course. But they are the newer cubicles where the walls hold up the desks. When I started a few months ago, I asked if I could rearrange them so that I face the door. They said no; that they do it purposefully this way so they can see your monitors. Which is fine. But I do find it ridiculous that every time someone needs to talk to me, they have to knock to get my attention because, of course, I can’t see them. And they can’t just knock—they have to knock on the strip of metal that is the frame of the cube wall because the cube wall itself is a not-quite-green not-quite-blue human-dander-absorbing cloth. Plus half the time I’m listening to music and can’t hear the knock anyway.
So I put a doorbell on my cube. The $10 wireless kind from Lowe’s. We’ll see if people notice.
May 10th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I feel your pain brother. I’ve been dealing with the cubicle experience now for twenty years. Let me give you a few pointers. I’ve used compact mirrors suck to my monitor with the two way sticky stuff. And, depending on which corner your monitor is at, left or right, you place your personal laptop to the side they won’t see. Then with your USB cordless mouse which sits next your other mouse, you can now still play Empire Earth all day! When they ask about the little compact mirrors all around you, you can reply that you’re admiring yourself for the little Pretty Princess that you are!
May 10th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
that’s awesome! I like the idea. and the best part is, you can turn a doorbell upside-down, and it looks and functions just the same.