I'm noticing my cube today. It has the normal set up, 3 "walls" which are high as far as cubes go. They provide minimal privacy and I suppose it's better than low cubes or no cubes. I don't really decorate it like many people do. A few pictures of Holly and Charles, awards and/or recogntions that aren't too old, placques, my name plate in case I forget who I am, and the usual office supplies/telephone/headset/docking station/monitor etc. I do keep a cross on one of the walls as well as a couple of bible verses that give me strength on many a day to make it until 4:00. I try to be a good witness wherever and whenever I can. And then of course a sweet love note from my husband so I can think of him and smile.
There have only been two instances when I haven't had a cube, both were secretarial positions and I was in the hallway. But the rest of the time I've been in a cube. Different companies have different policies on cubes. There's the Admin cube, which is only 2 1/2 walls for some reason, like Admins have the flexibility to just stop and talk to anyone - if only that were the case!
Then there's the whole cube size/height versus office debate which really gets crazy at some companies. I've worked for several companies and your cube size and structure is all based upon your job level/sigificance by size of walls, low, medium, high and then the true office. Must make a space manager nuts. One company even had a rule about square footage of office size based on number of years of service if you even qualified for an office. I'm glad I've never had to judge my self-worth based on how tall my cube walls are!
My cube does get cold so I keep a heating pad (so as to have a "heated" seat), a sweater and an afghan. I also keep crackers in case I get so busy I can't get away for lunch, which is rare but on occasion I'm glad I thought ahead. Altoids are a must, although I prefer the ginger flavored ones. They are very uncommon and most people aren't interested in one. You have to protect your personal cube supplies. Tissues in particular have a way of disappearing, especially when sneezing starts going around.
It's all pretty dull, cubeland. My current floor there is just a row of cubes and a row of offices. But in a previous role, you could get lost finding your row and giving directions such as, take the 2nd right past the copier seemed commonplace.
I try to be a good cube neighbor and take the precautions to follow proper cube etiquette, mostly being as quiet as I can. I go hours without saying a word but thanks to IMing it doesn't always feel that way. Cubes and IMs, headsets and mute buttons. Gotta think of our neighbors.
My cube is close to an office so I get some natural light coming in. Once I worked at the World Trade Center in Boston and never knew what it was like outside for days on end as I'd get in early while it was still dark and leave after dark. Glad those days are over.
I'm glad I have a cube these days. I used to not be very excited about going to work to sit in my cube, but it's better than the alternative. God has been so good and faithful, and if he has decided I'm to be the provider during this season of our lives, than who am I to tell him no? Ruth Graham did what she had to do, why shouldn't I do what I have to do? Our lives are very different, but I think I admire her more than any other woman. It was because of her sacrifice that led to SO MANY people knowing the Lord. I will probably never know what my sitting in this cube is doing for the kingdom, but it's all part of God's glorious plan and I'm so thankful to be his daughter, an heiress, as I know "I have a beautiful inheritance." Psalm 16:6 ESV
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