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re: workplace hypothetical - cubicle vs legit private office
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:24 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:24 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I’ve never had a cubicle job and probably wouldn’t like it. Having said that, if you are making $85k, $15k more per year seems substantial. I’d take more money for less work if everything else but the office setup is equal.
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Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:25 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Take the monotonous, higher paying job and spend your time developing skills that will get your more money and more interesting work.
Sounds like a no-brainer.
Sounds like a no-brainer.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:25 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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would say it to your face
Doubtful
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:26 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Cubicle for more money. It's also likely that with an office job comes some HR responsibilities 
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:29 am to JumpingTheShark
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After having a private office I could never go back to a bitch cube
Meh. Earbuds are a pretty good equalizer.
Plus my ultimate goal was always remote, so for me it would have been counterproductive to advocate for an office
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:34 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I've never not had a private office.
I can't imagine the anxiety it would give me to 1) not have a door and 2) have my back to an open hallway
The lack of anxiety seems like it would be worth the $15k
I can't imagine the anxiety it would give me to 1) not have a door and 2) have my back to an open hallway
The lack of anxiety seems like it would be worth the $15k
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:36 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Private office so I can nap and browse TD all day.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:38 am to Salmon
I’d take option B all day long.
I went from shared private office to “bullpen”. Not having privacy for phone calls & having the distractions of other people is not for me.
Another poster said take the money and look for a new job. This is what I did.
I went from shared private office to “bullpen”. Not having privacy for phone calls & having the distractions of other people is not for me.
Another poster said take the money and look for a new job. This is what I did.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:55 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I would take the cubicle.
Now if the the second option was work from home, I would take the work from home, lower paying job.
Now if the the second option was work from home, I would take the work from home, lower paying job.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:58 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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no WFH. M-F at the office if you're not using PTO.
Sucks to be you.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 12:01 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Does my private office come with a hot, young, ambitious assistant?
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:09 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Did the cubicle/shared office thing my first 4 years and have had private office the last 25. There is no way I would ever go back to a cubicle setting. Fortunate to work because I want to rather than need to at this point so the money difference is not a factor.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:15 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Blows my mind how many people would make their day to day life significantly shittier for not that much more money.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:23 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:15k doesn’t seem like much, but if you make 85k it’s a 17% increase…. Every year. Calculate a 17% increase of your current income and tell me you wouldn’t consider working less for that increase every year by trading your office for a cube.
for not that much more money
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:26 pm to WDE24
As an office baw I would 100% not take a 17% raise to move to a cube.
17% is not remotely close to enough to make 8-10 hours of every single working day noticeably shittier.
17% is not remotely close to enough to make 8-10 hours of every single working day noticeably shittier.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:27 pm to JohnnyKilroy
i'm a little surprised by the general response
it's office for me with zero hesitation
it's office for me with zero hesitation
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:36 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I went from an office to a cube for 47k more a year. The cube ain't that bad
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:42 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I’ve never had to do the cube life, so maybe I’m underestimating how bad it is, but 17% annually, not just once, is substantial.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:45 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Private office.
The cubicle would lead to me making $0 at some point because I’d quit.
The cubicle would lead to me making $0 at some point because I’d quit.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:49 pm to Paul Allen
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No WFH? Not feasible in today’s world.
The future of work is anywhere and everywhere.
Driven by results rather than time spent at a desk.
the WFH crowd are the new vegans / crossfitters / athiests. must weigh in with their new religion regardless of context or relevance.
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