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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, no, what is the worst - SHARED private offices  :twisted:

I have worked in a totally open office environment - no partitions - and I was absolutely fine with it (it's standard in my industry).  Even the "partners/VP's" didn't have doors although some had 2 or 3 real walls.  Energetic, didn't feel like I was working in a cave, easy to move people around for long term projects, etc.
Then i switched to a place that put me in a private office.  Just me.  With a real door.  I almost went crazy from the lack of background noise.
Then... they moved us into shared offices.  That is, a private office with two people crammed inside.  That is the worst of both worlds.
It's my office, dammit, is the feeling.  So my office mate eats fish at lunch, cuts his nails, talks loudly on the phone.
But you must share and be nice.  So everyone who comes in to talk to ONE of us, winds up distracting us BOTH.  Every damn person feels the need to ask me "Is Officemate in?" when they can SEE that he is/not.  Also, I am NOT HIS SECRETARY    :evil:  [/quote]

Can anybody share more experiences with office-sharing?  I am in a glorified cube (one wall and three walls almost to the ceiling with a sliding door) and considering a position in which I would have to share a large office.  I'm thinking that sharing an office would be much much worse.  But everything else about the job seems amazing.  Any insights would be much appreciated.[/quote]

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