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AUGUST 22, 2024

Traditional Office Environment The conventional workplace includes enclosed offices, cubicles, and rigid reporting chains. For example, this model is most commonly used in law firms, banks, and government offices where professionalism and face-to-face communication are critical.

Office Layout

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I was required to work with no supervision or coaching while making fast decisions regarding the family organization. I work in government, so it’s taken a while to hire even one person to replace them both, and the person they hired (Pam) doesn’t yet have a start date. Scarecrows?

Training

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

I am the head of a subsection of my department and am responsible for supervising and delegating work to one other employee. In fact, I just got to move across the hall to the biggest cubicle in the department. Isn’t this the equivalent of starting a new job and needing to talk to the person in the next cubicle?

Cubicle

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

I moved from non-profit to government work (unsurprisingly: comparable pay and benefits). I don’t supervise a team anymore, which I miss, but I do have a lot of autonomy to run a regional branch of a federal program (vague enough?). I still keep casual contact with some of my old team-members. It’s lovely and quiet.

Cubicle

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AUGUST 17, 2022

I supervise a role where critical thinking is really important – people need to be able to problem solve and think on their feet to figure out ways to resolve issues within a general policy and rules framework. In a government job, it’s very unlikely that you’re going to be successful in changing this. liked vs. respected.

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