I used to work for a certain US company (whose logo looks suspiciously like batwings in a circle) And there was a story going round about an internal reorg.
A chap moved departments with insufficient seniority for a corner window office. The only place they could fit him in was in a vacant corner office. A cube was constructed in the office and the windows blacked out. It may be apocryphal, but certain sites were very strong on what space and facilities were due to an individual based on seniority. Small/large cube, inside office, office with window, corner office with windows. All that malarky.
It could be worse. Before I was in my current location, I was next to a window...that was directly below the extractor fan for the Italian restaurant on the ground floor. An Italian restaurant that prided itself on its seafood.
I always felt the need to apologise deeply if anyone ever came into that office in case they thought it was me smelling like that.
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Date: 2011-02-18 06:32 pm (UTC)You are senior enough to warrant a window aren't you?
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Date: 2011-02-18 06:46 pm (UTC)I'm the least senior in the department...not quite three years of state service while the rest are over ten.
the only one who didn't get a window was my boss; he got a proper office.
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Date: 2011-02-18 07:13 pm (UTC)A chap moved departments with insufficient seniority for a corner window office. The only place they could fit him in was in a vacant corner office. A cube was constructed in the office and the windows blacked out. It may be apocryphal, but certain sites were very strong on what space and facilities were due to an individual based on seniority. Small/large cube, inside office, office with window, corner office with windows. All that malarky.
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Date: 2011-02-18 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-18 07:37 pm (UTC)I always felt the need to apologise deeply if anyone ever came into that office in case they thought it was me smelling like that.
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Date: 2011-02-20 04:11 am (UTC):-)