Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Why mister, I'd rather be dead
Boredom is the vice of me. It's the return of the cubicle creature, and I swear I'm starting to grow the flesh-colored philangie-like hair and a diagonal tie, just like Dilbert.
It definitely depends on the workplace, but in the US facilities I have worked at, everyone is so frazzled and mind-your-own-beeswax that it's almost a sin to talk to them. Well, should it be? In reality, sharing ideas and letting out the daily guffaws are probably more productive than staring straight into the computer all the time. So why the cubicle cloisterness?
Today, a guy walked by and started a conversation out of the blue. Wow, is the ceiling falling down or something? I guess my pet peeve is that people are so busy that they have little interaction with each other, and therefore, puts them in a bad mood vibe. A vicious cycle, really. Happy people are more energetic and can exute a lot more productivity and willingness into their work. At least I believe so.
It's not that people in my workplace are unhappy or unproductive. I just sense that the US work culture makes people feel obligated to work hard, even to a point that they feel pride in being overworked. No pain, no gain? I must object, your honor.
But of course, if I'm the one complaining, I should be the one breaking the chain. Time to get out the clown shoes and water balloons.
It definitely depends on the workplace, but in the US facilities I have worked at, everyone is so frazzled and mind-your-own-beeswax that it's almost a sin to talk to them. Well, should it be? In reality, sharing ideas and letting out the daily guffaws are probably more productive than staring straight into the computer all the time. So why the cubicle cloisterness?
Today, a guy walked by and started a conversation out of the blue. Wow, is the ceiling falling down or something? I guess my pet peeve is that people are so busy that they have little interaction with each other, and therefore, puts them in a bad mood vibe. A vicious cycle, really. Happy people are more energetic and can exute a lot more productivity and willingness into their work. At least I believe so.
It's not that people in my workplace are unhappy or unproductive. I just sense that the US work culture makes people feel obligated to work hard, even to a point that they feel pride in being overworked. No pain, no gain? I must object, your honor.
But of course, if I'm the one complaining, I should be the one breaking the chain. Time to get out the clown shoes and water balloons.
// posted by sakit @ 5:21 PM 
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That being one of the great things about working at Nick. Everyone talked to everyone else. We had those random chat breaks in the middle of the day. Stuff got too stressful? You just went and walked around a bit. Within 5 feet, you'd find someone to shoot the shit with.
My crew was especially good at this. Often we crowd into our PC cube (later office) and laugh our heads off.
I haven't found that any place else. Shame really.
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My crew was especially good at this. Often we crowd into our PC cube (later office) and laugh our heads off.
I haven't found that any place else. Shame really.
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