At your job where is the silliest place someone works?

[Beauty]

I went to my DH's office today and they literally have a guy sitting at a fold out table by the copier. Its ridiculous!! I told him yall need to give that poor man a desk. To which DH says that IS a desk. I said how is he EVER supposed to get anything done with people walking in and out of there? He said well his job isn't hard to do so he is fine.

I thought that was sad I mean come on at least sit the poor guy at the end of a table with someone else if you have to. He doesn't smell or anything I hope.

 

[KingsFanInRI]

At my job we have a security checkpoint in which the security guard sits... it is a portable booth that was just put in place by forklift. We affectionately call it the Penalty Box.

 

[debster812]

Oh--I can so relate.

My company outgrew our old building, but needed to stay in it for about a year past it's date. I moved into a new position as the Assistant Buyer, and literally sat at a desk at the top of the stairs! I looked like the 2nd floor receptionist.

At the same time (and same building) another assistant buyer and a trainer had to share the room in the basement that all of the engineering pipes ran through. It was like they were in a boiler room!!!

We have since moved 2x, and are now on a 2 building 'campus' and have plenty of room!!!

 

[Blondie]

That sounds very suspicious!

Is he fooling around at the computer, you know, like surfing the 'net all day and not getting any work done? I'd say they are definitely keeping an eye on him, or punishing him for something! How humiliating!

 

[Cindy B]

I have no desk either... all of the people that do my job (there are about 15-18 of us), have one little "room". --actually it was a closet. It has enough room for one small white plastic table (think outdoor furniture) and two small chairs (again think outdoor furniture).

In the classrooms its worse.. some rooms I have no place to sit, so I am sitting on the heater near the windows.. (and we are specifically told that no one shoudl be near the window just in case a whacko comes in and starts shooting at the windows)

Sometimes I sit on the floor in the classroom as well.

 

[goofygirl]

I once worked in a small lab with one other person. It was about the size of a Fotomat (remember those?)

 

[JerseyJanice]

There was a guy like that at my old job. The department-networked printer was on his table/desk. Everyone could see whatever he was doing when they picked up their printouts.

I guess he had to be very careful about which web sites he surfed at work.

 

[Beauty]

Humm you know Kathy and JJ you two actually have a point, this guy reminds me of someone who might look at porn sights...surely though he is smart enough to not do that at work. He does kind of look.... ewwwww for lack of a better word.

Cindy I had a classroom like that in college, it was a WONDERFUL class with a WONDEFUL teacher and everyone wanted in. It was packed full and then some but was the most enjoyable class I ever took.

GG...yep I remember those well, you couldn't be clostrophobic could you.

 

[gymnasticsmom68]

Just because guys look doesn't make them evil, it's when they start cybering with the chicks while their wives are at work that you need to worry. Not to mention actually going to meet them, can you say YUCK!!

 

[powellrj]

this is a little off the topic, but in high school we had French class in the concession stand under the bleachers in the gym.

 

[ByTheSea]

Originally posted by powellrj
this is a little off the topic, but in high school we had French class in the concession stand under the bleachers in the gym.

Reminds me, in High School, the set up practice facilities for the girl's golf team - in a former boy's restroom - there were still urinal's along the wall behind the nets.

 

[robsmom]

We are seriously out of space so I have contractors who work at any open desk or space. Never know who is going to be where. The other day we had two women side by side in little cubicle. and we have another guy who has been using a small computer tray table in the corner of an office. His 'desk' is maybe 2 x3 or so. This won't last for long because of the 650 employees only 250 will have jobs by the end of the year. So right now we look at crowded as the good news.

 

[newholiday]

the maint man has a desk/office in the basement of the library under the stairs

 

[MeanLaureen]

How the heck does someone "look" like someone who will look at porn on the internet? Was he wearing a smoking jacket with slicked back hair while smoking a cigar? Oh, and don't forget the ascot.

Don't forget the time old saying - and a very valid one - Don't judge a book by it's cover!

 

[Trib]

This past holiday season I took a part time job at a local store, helping them on their books.

At the start of the season (early Sert), they get loaded up on inventory so work space is limited.

Anywho..I had a folding table set up in the "Santa Room" as we called it.
Normal enough one would think, but it got kind of spooky after a while. If you ever got stuck on "It's a Small World" you will know what I am talking about.

Just a little freaky having all those jolly ol' elves staring at you all night

 

[eeyoreforever]

Sounds like my first "professional" job. I went to work for a CPA firm to work as a degreed accountant. This company was in desparate need for more space. I had to put my desk in the hallway, directly between the two partners offices. This was also right by the back door and it was miserable if it was cool outside, because you could feel a cold draft all the time. Fortunately, they were able to get the space next door and open up the office, so eventually I got a really nice spacious office. All of the hallways had bookcases and filing cabinets, so that one tiny little area was the only space available in the hallway.

 

[swanmom]

One year, I taught 'supplemental instruction' for groups of 4-5 kids at a time in the utility closet at school. Kids had to climb over the floor polishing machines and put their feet on top of the buckets and cleaning supplies under the table. After three months of broken promises to move me, I went to the principal directly and told him what message I thought this was giving to the special education kids. By the end of week, the kids and I had a sectioned off area in the back of the gym.........at least that was some improvement.

 

[His_Lordship]

Maybe he was caught stealing office supplies and needs to be watched. I had to let a woman in my office go once for that reason. It's amazing how much she snuck out of there in her old bag.

 

[aprincessmom]

My first job out of college was for my state senator. I had to work in the district office 3 days a week. Since we didn't have much money to pay for the office, one of the town halls gave us space.

My office was a former janitorial closet. They removed the door and put a desk into the closet (a la a ship in a bottle). The old sink was my file cabinet. I had just enough room to put a chair behind the desk and they ran a phone line down the hall for my phone.

Each morning I would come in, climb over my desk (because there was no way to get behind it otherwise...and I was wearing a suit and heels mind you), stand on the chair, pull the light chain, and step down off the chair promptly plunking into the chair because there wasn't enough room to actually push it back so it hit me right at the knees which would then buckle and I would fall backward onto the chair.

It was an adventure. And the good part was from then on I never really cared where I sat as long as I didn't have to crawl over my desk to get there.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Before our company grew to its present size, some of the secretarial staff used card tables, even picnic tables as desks. That's was way back when, before each had their own PC to help do the work.