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Companies Move Away From Cubicle Culture

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-say-i-blame-em dept.

Makarand writes "According to this Mercury News article companies are freeing employees from their cubicles to save on corporate real estate costs. By eliminating the need for offices for thousands of employees they are reducing their building needs by thousands of square feet. Employees now work in shared areas or from home or elsewhere outside the traditional cubicle. Those who prove to be unproductive when they have to share space with others risk getting fired. This trend is expected to accelerate as wireless technologies are making workers more mobile and capable of working from anywhere. About 13000 of Sun Microsystems' 35000 employees working in Santa Clara (CA) currently lack offices."

6 of 509 comments (clear)

  1. what next a move away from bodies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Companies have decided that a physical body is too expensive and have moved emplyees to brains floating in a VAT.

    1. Re:what next a move away from bodies? by BJH · · Score: 5, Funny

      For a moment there, I read that as "brains floating in a VAX" and my first thought was 'Cool!'

      I'm doomed.

  2. Re:Well that sucks by sandbagger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi:

    If it's such a good idea, I expect that management will be joining us.

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    ---- The above post was generated by the Turing Institute. Maybe.
  3. No worries, real estate agents... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Soon these companies will realize that by kicking programmers, the most unproductive and self-important group of employees ever, out of their offices and cubicles, they'll be able to fit in more business majors -- the pinnacle of productivity and efficiency!

    Maybe this will spark a whole new level of management! Lower lower middle middle management!!

  4. Controversial ;-) by vigilology · · Score: 3, Funny

    Employees now work in shared areas or from home or elsewhere outside the traditional country.

  5. I predict by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sales of surgical latex gloves will soar, as you want to avoid getting sick by touching other peoples keyboards.

    You are aware that keyboards, mice and especially telephone handsets have a far higher bacterial count than e.g. toilets?