Sentences with phrase «cube farm»
The phrase "cube farm" refers to a type of office layout where employees work in small, cubicle-like spaces arranged in rows or blocks. It implies a lack of privacy or individuality as well as a monotonous or bland work environment. Full definition
«We're seeing the mature technology companies trying to energize their work environments, getting rid of cube farms and investing in facilities to compete for talent,» said Kevin Schaeffer, a principal at architecture and design firm Gensler in San Jose.
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Martin says more big companies around the world are starting to hand empty space, including erstwhile cube farms, over to local artists and musicians for use as studios.
Innovation and disruptive thinking aren't usually synonymous with large corporate enterprises and their large cube farms.
I find that when I think about the possibility of looking for a different job, my first thought is that I will give up a lot of flexibility, and that I will be stuck in some kind of 9 - 5 cube farm existence.
You wouldn't want to get busted for those big no - no's on the cube farm either.
«Will they want you to move out of that cool space into a local office that is a cube farm?»
Last year this time, I was working on my fluorescent bulb tan in the cube farm I lived in at work.
When the sun comes out, the fixture is brighter and the colour balance changes so you know it is sunny and you are reconnected to the rhythms of the world outside your cube farm.
Sometimes very tough, and deriding one's «cube farm» has become as common a work complaint as sharing commuting horror stories.
A lot is written about the things you don't miss when you telecommute — the cube farm, having to wear a suit, the politics, and so on.