[Ditto]

Before cubes, it was soulless bullpens. The cubes are better.

[Skooz]

Yep.

I picture Jack Lemmon in "The Apartment."

[pt17]

I spend some years in an environment just like that - dress code, be-at-your-desk with pencils up at precisely 8:00, etc. Also interviewed for officer position in similar environment except that the room was huge and the president sat on a platform up front to watch over all. The interview also included a day-long psychological exam that I failed (they said I was too aggressive because I drove a 68 Dodge Charger). LOL, those were the bad old days.

[RadioAstronomer]

I have been in both. Indeed cubes are better. Still like my time in the lab the best. :-)

[Uri’el-2012]

Before cubes, it was soulless bullpens. The cubes are better.

Ditto Mr.Ditto

[pepperdog]

I guess a lot of people here don't remember the open offices. I must say it was much easier for management to see who was where in those days.

My first night (12-8)on a new job in an open office in a aircraft maintenance hangar: the bell or the 20 minute lunch period rang at 4am, everyone pulled their little brown bags out and ate quickly, several then laid their heads down for a quick nap. When the bell rang at 4:20 everyone went back to work, except one man who I thought was sleeping and didn't hear the bell. It was soon discovered he was dead. Quite exciting first day of work!

[Professional Engineer]

Looks like my first engineering job!

I still have my drafting table at home.