What tisks you off at work?

[windhund]

I hate my friggin' cubicle.

When I got hired here, I had my very own office with my very own door. Then we hired more faculty and they moved another staff member in with me to make room. Which was fine - it was a bit cramped but my co-worker is a nice person and I like her. So we made do.

Then we hired MORE faculty, and don't you know, they ALL need their very own offices. Even if they are retired, or only work part time. Our office was given to a woman who never uses it. Never. She has another office across campus where she spends 95% of her time. The only time I've ever seen her here is for faculty meetings. I'm here 40 hours a week whether I like it or not. Every time I pass by that locked door and that empty office, I feel my ass frosting over.

My co-worker and I got moved into these closet-sized cubicles in the business office. I have no door because the walls of the cube on that side are not parallel to each other. It is impossible to have a private conversation on the phone. When someone who has forgotten their password needs to call me to get it, I have to find an unoccupied area and call them back on my cell phone so I'm not sharing that information with whatever random strangers happen to be around at the time.

When I do training, there isn't enough room for both my student and I to sit at the computer, which makes everything take longer. The mailboxes and water cooler are right behind me so I get to hear people schlepping back and forth behind me all damn day. I get to the point where I am able to ignore it, and someone comes up behind me and goes "HI!" and scares the beejezus out of me.

I suppose when next summer comes and we hire yet more faculty, we'll be working in the hall.