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Subject:Workplace Enviornment From:"Daniel E. Wise" <dewise -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 1 Apr 1996 21:56:12 -0800
<scowling> This younger generation is spoiled rotten! Back in the
good old days (or bad old days, depending on your viewpoint) the Bull
Pen was the order of the day. Peace and quiet were obtained by
learning to tune out the interference around you. Private offices were
reserved for managers. Supervisors were given desks at the rear of the
group they supervised so they could look over the group and see who was
working and who was not (HA!)
If we are in a position to pick and choose jobs today on the basis of
working conditions, rejoice. This means that TC is coming of age in
some companies. Unfortunately, for far too few of us this is true.
Methinks the writer who cannot write because of the static drifting
over the cubicle walls protests too much and works too little (in most
cases, but not all). Reserve your flames for those who create the
static.
