Do you have your own office?

[Anonymous]

85k, office with window.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was a similar thread a few months ago, somebody complaining that they make 6 figures and sit in a cube. Other posters, myself included, provided some perspective.

I work for a very large company and the corporate standard is cubes. For everybody. The guy who is the head of my division (probably has 4-5,000 people under him at makes at least 500K), sits in a cube. It's a bit difficult for managers because we are expected to do 1:1's and other meetings and it's getting exceedingly hard to find conference rooms, but otherwise no complaints. You do lave to learn to tune things out (I use headphones).

Industry/company?

Just curious.

Banking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:175K software developer in an interior cubical surrounded by H1B Indians making 100K or less.

I had an office with a door all thru the 80's and 90's.

How do you know how much they make?

job reviews and compensation reports

[Anonymous]

Used to work at a place where I shared an office and it was a cut through to another office. So people constantly walking back and forth and looking at what you were doing - computer faced the wall. Ah those were the days.

[Anonymous]

Got my own office with a window at $90k. Everyone where I work has an office with a window except the admins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sit in a cube. I don't care about the privacy b/c my company has "phone booths" where you can make private calls. The noise of other people is horribly, horribly distracting to me as I have ADD. But everyone has cubes, and nothing can be done.

Are you able to wear noise canceling headphones? My company is considering moving employees into a "Google" layout where everyone would sit at tables with no walls. Supposedly this builds collaboration between employees but I think it's a horrible idea. Cubes with walls at least offer some level of privacy.

[Anonymous]

I am curious if people find it makes them more productive/collaborative or if it's just a cost-saving measure to reduce office space.

[Anonymous]

At my agency the admins get their own offices and the attorneys have to share. Why you ask? Government efficiency and the admins being in charge. I'm miserable but am trying to think about the other benefits I'm getting from working there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Before the recession, I made $88k and had my own office (with a door and a window!). Now, I try to find a space on one of the big tables when I get to the office. Sometimes I just find a chair near a wall and get out my laptop.

What industry is this??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my agency the admins get their own offices and the attorneys have to share. Why you ask? Government efficiency and the admins being in charge. I'm miserable but am trying to think about the other benefits I'm getting from working there.

How do you have confidential phone calls with clients if you're sharing an office? I cannot imagine being an attorney and not having my own space.

[Anonymous]

$100K in a cube but everyone in the company is in a cube, including the president (600-700 employees).

[Anonymous]

90K yes,I have my own office and a nice view

At my old company I only got an office after being promoted to mgmt and even then, at first had to share a cube w/another manager. Only management gets offices at that co, and they were tiny with no doors.

[Anonymous]

DH got his first (nice, big with windows) office at 130k. Was previously in a tiny interior office without windows.

[Anonymous]

I have always had my own office, sometimes with a window, sometimes without. As an intern, I made about $30k, then about $60k as a law clerk, then $120-$300k in a firm, then $110-127k in government. Now I am losing my office because I work from home most of the time. Good riddance!