Decorating your cube has long been thought of as the solution to many spirituality at work problems. Unhappy with your boss? Bring in an extra plant. Longing for vacation? How about a photo of you in Hawaii (with a fully-clothed you)? Tired of life without health insurance? How about a calendar with crazy kittens? Pimp My Cubicle demonstrates more of this sort of wisdom:
….you can still show some creativity. Kelley Moore suggests you start by expressing a little flair on the organizational front by using brightly colored file folders and linen-covered containers from Target or The Container Store.
Frankly, I’d like to nominate the sentence above for “Most Depressing Statement about the Modern Workplace.” Unhappy at work? Buy more crap to entertain yourself.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:13 am
I try to keep my cube unadorned, to remind myself I have a life outside of here. I have pictures of my kids, drawings by my kids, and a picture of me playing drums. The drum picture is a little window into life outside. Putting any more thought into cube dressing depresses me.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:21 am
Well. too much more suggests you live in a cube….
August 31st, 2009 at 11:09 am
At my last job, which I was at for 6 years, I had tons and tons of stuff. Most of it was acquired by natural means–souvenirs/birthday presents given by co-workers, free crap from clients, etc.
At my current place I have several photos and a bunch of small stuffed animals that I had no place for at home, and that’s it. Part of the reason is I’ve never felt truly at home in this place so why add more stuff to move?
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
The same picture of theCSO and clay robot mayde by ZombieKid follow me from job to job.