Scenes From the New Office (One in a Series)
I was thrilled about the views from the 21st floor of our new building downtown. Outside my window, I can see the main stage for today’s festivities at the Performing Arts Center. The modern Wyly Borg Cube is a beautiful modern juxtaposition against the Gothic Cathedral. But screw all that. The best view in the office is straight ahead, right o’er the top of my computer. There, rising over my cubicle divider like two suns on the horizon of some impossibly breathtaking alien landscape are the faces of Laura Kostelny (left) and Peggy Levinson (not left). The new office rocks. I am blessed.
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23 comments
That finish out must have cost millions
you went from an office to a cube? that sucks…
Tim, you no longer have an office? You’ve been relegated to a cubicle? I would think the executive editor would have an office. IJS.
‘Tis true. We all have cubicles now. Well, not all of us. Some editors are more equal than others. Wick’s office actually got larger. (I think he’s at lunch. I’ll see if I can get a pic for you guys.)
@Tim
Please tell me Wick will at least let you start writing “Starting Off” in the print product again in exchange for the cube demotion. It’s been months and months since we’ve seen you.
So, does Glenn have a cube?
The executive editor in a cube? What are you guys? Pegasus News.
I’ve never seen this short of a cube wall before. I assume the walls are this short to allow as much light in as possible. It’s a very colorless space. Grey and white accented with fluorescent orange post-its. There isn’t a price difference between white paint and any other color, you know. And no overhead cabinet space? These short walls allow too much clutter to be seen. It reminds me of my days with HKS architects, 1979, when they installed one of the first Knoll cube systems for our new offices.
Rubber band wars. That’s a great game to play with short walls.
Blech. I thought D was cool?! Looks like a bank – but worse. There’s actually more color in most banks.
Come on, Jack. Judging something by one cameraphone photo that shows off about a quarter of the actual office space? Snap thumbs-down decisions like that are Tim’s job.
@Stephen: Perhaps the cube is punishment for the “Starting Off” articles.
Odd. I didn’t expect the hostility over our perceived bland office. They’re actually quite nice, an improvement over our last space (and I say this having lost an office). The views here are wonderful. And I favor the open workspace over that dark warren of cubes we had before. Soon as we get a little more settled in, I’ll post some more pics.
@allison: or maybe for litterbug/license plate-gate back in the spring?
Who’s the guy on the right edge of the picture with his head in his hands? He seems to be having some “issues” with the move.
Any journalist with a space to work in is blessed, even if it’s a low-walled cubicle.
DoubleTee:
That’s me. I was poring over proofs for the latest issue of D CEO. I’m not yet accustomed to our white-noise machine.
we need some pics the skyline views.
I think that they start with low-wall cubes, then they can later give elevated portions and the illusion of privacy instead of actual job promotions and raises, that sort of thing. Very savvy, Wick.
@Opie T. Miest: Word.
Although I have to say the almost-as-low-walled cube I moved into a few months ago now is seeming luxurious …
@hardware: or the farting article…
It looks like it promotes communication. I’m sure the view makes up for any lack of cube farm wall height.
I hereby retract any drunken offer I ever made (begged for) on Facebook to work for D.
I had the wrong impression about you guys.
@allison: or the drinking issue.