Boxed In
“The cubicle was not born evil”
- Fortune’s Julie Schlosser, in Cubicles: The Great Mistake, in which we learn that the cube was originally intended to improve the work lives of office workers stuck in open bullpens.
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H/t: Good Morning Silicon Valley
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March 12th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
trying to get out of the box. The cubicle has been called many things in its long and terrible reign. But what it has lacked in beauty and amenity, it has made up for in crabgrass-like persistence Quotable quote: The cubicle was not born evil. H/tIndependant Sources No engagement ยป – Fleshed in on the trapline by Darcey
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