Anti-Cubicle

As usual, a lot happened this week.

The United Way giving campaign launched this week. Everything went smoothly, thankfully. We did find that, by Wednesday, we had very few entries in the raffle box, and we decided that we needed to increase awareness. I devised two half-sheet flyers (one to advertise the raffle, one for the balloon burst), which you can see below.

In other news, I helped Laura with another new business proposal, did some SEO research and compiled some analytics statistics.

So I've been at Laughlin for over a month, and I still like it. That's a good sign. My cubicle is right next to Joyce's office. A great placement. Joyce is always so positive, turgid with new and interesting ideas. She always has good things to say and, best of all, she loves to laugh.

Working at Laughlin makes me feel happy. And extremely lucky. I can't help but remark, time and again, how blessed I am to have happened upon such a wonderful opportunity. And I can't help but feel indebted to Amanda for thinking of me. So great.

And I'm proud. Proud because I'm able to work with such great and talented people. And they count on me for things just like they count on each other. I'm not just the guy who gets them coffee, like interns are at some places; I'm a real employee.

But it is frustrating sometimes... I'm only at Laughlin for a few hours each day, and I have so much to do. And on top of that, there are meetings and meetings and meetings, and before I know it, the day is done—and I never even got a chance to work on anything! It's a little overwhelming sometimes, but I know that I'll get through it. I always do.

When I'm frustrated, I sit and reflect on the things I'd change if I ran the place. Sometimes they're major changes. Sometimes they're political. Sometimes they seem silly. For example, I'd get rid of the cubicles. I just don't like them. If I were in charge, I'd open up all the rooms, and people would have their desks out in the open and they'd actually see each other. It's not like people at Laughlin are living like hermits; there is, of course, a lot of collaboration. But there's just something about cubicles that jangles my nerves...

I guess I'm also lucky in that regard. I have a cubicle, yes, but it's not my only station. I'm just as much upstairs in Paul's office or around the conference room. In a sense I'm placeless; in a sense I'm omnipresent.