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Subject:Re: Office Space Guilt From:lisa -dot- hickling -at- bljc -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:58:07 -0600
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> I finally got my own office, and absolutely love it, but many of the
> long-term employees are angry that I leapfrogged them, and are
> expressing it in no uncertain terms.
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< I feel terrible about this, because I didn't want to feel as if I was
> putting on airs or demanding special favors. On the other hand, I
> can't work as well when I have to share an office with another person,
> particularly the guy I was working with...he was on the phone
> constantly and was rather rude.
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Martin, while you're feeling guilty consider this...it really could be
worse. In fact,
1. you could be sitting in a cubicle in a call centre,
2. your cubemate could be constantly conducting conversations in a foreign
language,
3. your second cubemate could be having outbursts-a-la sailor every 2
minutes,
4. another cubemate might have a loudly ringing cell phone that treats you
to the William Tell Overture (and he waits to the end every time before he
answers it).
I have always had 2 or more of the above to contend with. Think on these
things, Mr
I-can-close-my-door-and-concentrate-but-my-collegues-won't-like-me!
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