Cubicles were the hallmark of a dull, soul-sucking job. Now they seem like paradise lost. In a memorable montage from the 1999 workplace satire "Office Space," Peter Gibbons, a fed-up office drone ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Sydney Baker, 27, about her experience working in office cubicles. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
So, James purchased six cubicles and office chairs for $600. The cubicles replaced the couches, which now sit vertically in the corner of the room. James said her children can still study from ...