There was a private drive-in executive garage, service and detailing center, with private ramp and door added to the plant in the basement of the executive suites. An insurance fire inspector found it and told them what it takes for gasoline vehicle enclosed garage fire and vapor control code compliance and gave them a 0 days deviance. Graphics design and layout got their old office space back. The garage door and ramp had be removed and filled because it was a known flood plane and they wouldn’t be able control basement flooding.
ROF,L! Been there, almost. The former day job built a beautiful new office & factory complex, with private offices for management, and an open-plan cavern for everybody else. There were exactly as many private offices as then worked there.
When asked what they’d do if other private office space was needed, it was pointed out that an upstairs storage area had load-bearing floors, and other necessities.
Never happened…. A “showroom” turned into a three-person office, and a conference room was bisected into two offices with simple portable partitions….
Productivity, for those who really needed private spaces, but couldn’t get ’em, went into the dumper.
How well did this work? While using a time-sharing computer service (think “paid use of the ‘cloud’”) that charged by the thousandth of a second, at a “public” terminal in the cavern (couldn’t talk ‘em into a private office for myself, or at least one for the Teletype terminal), a Rita-level manager reached over my shoulder and took a pack of cigarettes out of my shirt pocket. The resulting distraction kept me from terminating an expensive process that wasn’t working properly. Cost us about $3,000….
LeoAutodidact over 10 years ago
Please, leave ones like this to Foxworthy and Engvall!
Patricia Bocklage Premium Member over 10 years ago
I like this theme – I think you could use it every once in a while and it wouldn’t wear out its welcome for me.
Patricia Bocklage Premium Member over 10 years ago
I also really like the shading around the yellow note that makes it look 3D.
PoodleGroomer over 10 years ago
There was a private drive-in executive garage, service and detailing center, with private ramp and door added to the plant in the basement of the executive suites. An insurance fire inspector found it and told them what it takes for gasoline vehicle enclosed garage fire and vapor control code compliance and gave them a 0 days deviance. Graphics design and layout got their old office space back. The garage door and ramp had be removed and filled because it was a known flood plane and they wouldn’t be able control basement flooding.
ladykat over 10 years ago
Must be one of those little smart cars
Dsnerker over 10 years ago
Yes please do some again!
corpcasselbury over 10 years ago
Good one!
jwsjws2 over 10 years ago
Definite go with it!
jwsjws2 over 10 years ago
Oops that was definitely!
katina.cooper over 10 years ago
You may be a mid upper-level manager who wants to be upper, upper-level if you have your chauffeur park your SUV in that cubicle.
SMMAssociates over 10 years ago
ROF,L! Been there, almost. The former day job built a beautiful new office & factory complex, with private offices for management, and an open-plan cavern for everybody else. There were exactly as many private offices as then worked there.
When asked what they’d do if other private office space was needed, it was pointed out that an upstairs storage area had load-bearing floors, and other necessities.
Never happened…. A “showroom” turned into a three-person office, and a conference room was bisected into two offices with simple portable partitions….
Productivity, for those who really needed private spaces, but couldn’t get ’em, went into the dumper.
How well did this work? While using a time-sharing computer service (think “paid use of the ‘cloud’”) that charged by the thousandth of a second, at a “public” terminal in the cavern (couldn’t talk ‘em into a private office for myself, or at least one for the Teletype terminal), a Rita-level manager reached over my shoulder and took a pack of cigarettes out of my shirt pocket. The resulting distraction kept me from terminating an expensive process that wasn’t working properly. Cost us about $3,000….