Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 12:08     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:Are you from the CFTC? I’ve heard they mostly have their own offices there and when they move to the SEC’s building in the next year or so they will have to share. I’ve also heard they are a bunch of divas who are likely to pitch a fit about this.

Most people either share an office or have cubes. That goes for gov and non gov. It’s not a big deal. It’s noisy and a PITA and sometimes your office mate can’t get to the restroom and lets a stinky one rip. Eventually, you get used to it.


Hopefully this CFTC move will be delayed. These things usually are.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 10:08     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Are you from the CFTC? I’ve heard they mostly have their own offices there and when they move to the SEC’s building in the next year or so they will have to share. I’ve also heard they are a bunch of divas who are likely to pitch a fit about this.

Most people either share an office or have cubes. That goes for gov and non gov. It’s not a big deal. It’s noisy and a PITA and sometimes your office mate can’t get to the restroom and lets a stinky one rip. Eventually, you get used to it.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 09:47     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
I had my own office since 2006. To be honest I go to work often on my WFH days.

My office is huge, I have a massive screen in wall, seating for 6, a conference table, two screens, three large windows with a view.

Home I am in basement in a spare bedroom underground.

Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:58     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:in my agency 14s with enough agency seniority get offices to themselves. as a new 14 i got an officemate. current news is that all 14s will have to double up in a year as we lose more space.


Don’t let GSA hear that. We’re in a leased building and GSA had us downsize everyone’s offices and meeting rooms because we had too much square feet per employee.

14s shouldn’t get offices unless they’re supervisors
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:22     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of people here that have clearly never had their own office. Once you’ve had it you realize how crappy it is to go back to shared workspace.


We’re telling you to eat humble pie.
It won’t kill you.



I’m not OP.

I’m telling you that you don’t know what you’re missing because you’ve never had it.

Agree it won’t kill anyone. Doesn’t mean there aren’t some quasi-Stockholm syndrome comments here.


I mean it’s not common in private industry too except probably client facing roles/lawyers/doctors dealing with confidential information.

It’s an odd hill to die on for quitting. What agency are you at where it was common?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 23:01     Subject: Re:Senior Feds Sharing Offices
A significant number of people change clothes in their offices. The last time I worked someplace with predominantly cubes, they had to provide little wardrobes in the cubes and a certain number of locking offices to use as changing rooms, because the restrooms couldn't accommodate.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 18:42     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:A lot of people here that have clearly never had their own office. Once you’ve had it you realize how crappy it is to go back to shared workspace.


I mean everyone understands how awesome it would be to have own office. No one likes the shared spaces. But on the list of things to hate about a job, it’s just not up there for most people, and quitting in protest only works if you can retire — many places beyond govt have shared space and worse open floor plans.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 17:44     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Cube farm resident here. Back in the 1990s I had an office with a door and a window and guest chairs. Annoying, but I've gotten used to lots of things.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 17:19     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A lot of people here that have clearly never had their own office. Once you’ve had it you realize how crappy it is to go back to shared workspace.


We’re telling you to eat humble pie.
It won’t kill you.



I’m not OP.

I’m telling you that you don’t know what you’re missing because you’ve never had it.

Agree it won’t kill anyone. Doesn’t mean there aren’t some quasi-Stockholm syndrome comments here.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 17:16     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:A lot of people here that have clearly never had their own office. Once you’ve had it you realize how crappy it is to go back to shared workspace.


We’re telling you to eat humble pie.
It won’t kill you.

Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 17:13     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
Anonymous wrote:Most of America shares office space. It is rare to have your own office.


This. It's not really economical for space, unless you work in some place where you constantly meet face to face with clients and need the privacy. All federal offices I have worked in had cubicles for most employees, except managers.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 16:58     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
A lot of people here that have clearly never had their own office. Once you’ve had it you realize how crappy it is to go back to shared workspace.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 15:05     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
I don't think sharing an office is that bad. Being in open space is a different story.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:19     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
in my agency 14s with enough agency seniority get offices to themselves. as a new 14 i got an officemate. current news is that all 14s will have to double up in a year as we lose more space.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 10:00     Subject: Senior Feds Sharing Offices
When I worked at the Pentagon, I used to share a cube with my Colonel boss. We were just crammed in whereever they could find space.