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The words 'private' and 'cubicle' don't go together, in my mind . Maybe the term should be 'sole occupant cubicle'. The word private implies at least some insulation from your surroundings, and 60 inch tall cloth-covered walls ain't it.
BTW: I interpreted 'open cubes' as referring to cube farms using those nominal, 30 inch walls separating individual desks.
I use a pair of these[^] to shut out the never-ceasing drone of conversations, annoying cell phone ring tones, and general bedlam that surrounds my 'private cubicle', which sits in the center of a farm of about 60.
Software Zen: delete this;
modified on Monday, September 20, 2010 8:01 AM
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I also operate in such area. Several people can see what you're doing... Of course, I don't look porn at work, but I don't like being watched.
P.S. I hope "open area" isn't meant to be desks standing under open sky
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Actually... I like it.
I hate being on my own, and it keeps me on task.
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In India, most of IT companies have cubicles which are half partitioned, if i stand up, then can see all floor, and in one cubicle there are usually 4 colleagues seat.
Thanks,
Anand.
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That's what I have right now. We have a 18'x25' cube with 1 person per corner. The cubes are only chest-eight so we can see the top of the head of everyone.
It works. I'm in Montreal, Canada.
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Same in most parts of the US and Canada.
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...hmmm, in Germany lots of developers enjoy private offices, which might be shared with one colleague (or: more rare two colleagues).
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In my company, Bangalore(India) the size of the cube is 12'x12'. I have seen smaller also (say 10'x10')
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