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For me, the thing I like is the coffee machine. (I even know how to use it. The trick is that you must compact the grounds before turning on the machine in order to get the twelve cups of strong coffee!)
The thing I wish I had is a friday afternoon office curry and beer habit. Not sure if that's a good idea to introduce - anyone got experience of that?
I came to work 1 minute late today...rain, traffic, etc. I seriously expected a lecture. Thankfully he wasn't in, because I would have been fired if he said anything, I don't think he'd appreciate my response of tossing him a loonie for being late and telling him he owed me a few hundred bucks for the past six months showing up between 3 and 5 minutes early that I didn't get paid for :p
Now, speaking from other offices I've worked in, I'd like no fluorescent lights where I work. God those are way too bright when you're staring at a computer screen for 8 hours.
Two LCDs, please, I'm wearing out the Alt-Tab buttons on this keyboard.
Pop in addition to coffee, had that at one place I worked, it was nice, I tend to only drink coffee until about 1...then want something cool to drink...with caffeine.
I'd like no fluorescent lights where I work
I'm curious, what would you prefer? I like a well lit room, dim lighting around a computer is really bad on your eyes. We ripped out all our incandescents and have nothing but flouro's here.
Windows. Like, in the walls of the building.
Ample cubicle or office space instead of cubicles calculated by cost per square inch.
Coffee, microwave, and a fridge are must-haves. Rotational clean-up of the above - if only one person does the clean-up they become the office martyr, it everyone pitches in it's a good way to read office dynamics. "I don't drink coffee so why should I" is a great way to ferret out who's a team player and who's not. :-)
That said, I would like an office as I would get more done. I guess you just can't please some people.
fluorescent lights are just too bright
When I did work in an office we removed about 3/4 of the tubes in our area. It was open plan, so lots of light from surrouding area too. Used to drive the maintenance people crazy but we all found it easier to work with slightly softer light.
Now I'm at home, when it's dark I have a spotlight pointed at a white wall. It's pretty good as it lights the room enough to see clearly what I'm doing, but my LCD's still take the main focus.
Two LCDs, please
Yeah, got them ages ago. I have code on one, browser on other, and usually use a JS auto-refresh so as I'm coding I can see instantly on the other screen.
i wish i had a proper coffee machine in each.
and i wish i had my own silent room.
Worst thing is I have a lousy chair and it uncomfortable.
Anyone recommend a good chair for computer work? I would kick in up to $ 500.00
bucks for one that doesn't wear me out!...KF
Thank god I have a AC to USB converter to plug my new nano into.
Oh, black lights would be cool, and a disco ball, but the manager, however much she liked the ideas, said it prolly won't happen :\
But I LUV my T-3 :)
love : the office toys (printers, dozens of computers...yeah)
hate : managing and tracking all the toys.
love : kitchen
hate : community restroom
love : nice view
hate : not getting work done while looking out window
love : wide open space
hate : not enough wall sockets to plug everything in - and blowing circut breakers.
love : high speed internet
hate : when everyone is in office - it runs slow.
not enough wall sockets to plug everything in - and blowing circut breakers
So that's why WebmasterWorld was down the other day! ;)
I love my chair..it is So comfortable. The most comfortable chair I've ever had. I love my sweet laptop...I love the desk too...Not too big, not too small, just the right size for everything to have its place...I need a coffee maker :)
Windows. Like, in the walls of the building.
bingo. I quit working for companies that don't provide window seats a while ago. In fact, since then I also quit working for other companies. It is a significant perk to my wife now - she won't take a job that has a cubicle seat, not for any money.
Windows. Not the Micro$oft kind. Big windows in walls. The ones that in any NORMAL country you can open and have fresh air (unlike built-in windows in 90% of U.S. office buildings). At my last employer I had an episode of "office space" when I found out that windows were bolted in and handles taken off.
I also have 2 skylights, it gets so bright in here I had to buy skylight shades.
Yeah, and cat that hangs around.
Hate: is that I think computer is an addiction. A serious one. I used to see people stare invards all the time - these need to get immediate medical help.
The up-side is that the office arguments are far fewer than they used to be - and I always have the last word. The downside is that I have to clear up after myself and make my own coffee.
As for equipment, I agree with previous posts; having two screens makes life so much easier.
But my favourite thing was the door marked "Exit".
aleksl, you'd have liked that office, the windows ran the complete length, and although you couldn't open them, they were almost the full height of the room, so tons of natural light, it was a nice environment to work in. The corridor outside was sandwiched between 2 of these long offices, it had a complete glass roof.
Home office loves:
- commute (as in none)
- easy access to kitchen
- quiet environment
- rent from the company :)
Home office dislikes:
- lack of decent separation between office and living room (I have to turn down the TV sometimes while my wife is working)
Consulting office loves:
- commute (5 miles by bike)
- lot of windows (my office has a nice 8'x8' window overlooking the building's courtyard)
Consulting office dislikes:
- location (near busy area, which makes part of bike cummuting and lunch rides dicey)
- weird carpet pattern that gives you a sort of nauseous/vertigo feeling if you look at the pattern lengthwise
- the "new office feel" (not quite used to the new environment while still getting settled in)
[edited by: LifeinAsia at 5:09 pm (utc) on Sep. 28, 2007]
I can still borwse webmasterworld, and justify why :)
I quit working for companies that don't provide window seats a while ago.
I once worked in a building that was built into the side of a hill - our floor was 2 levels underground. There were NO windows - you couldn't even live vicariously by going to talk to someone with a window. Definitely not for the claustrophobic. Talk about depressing!
But my favourite thing was the door marked "Exit".
lol
