Whatever: Cubicle Fever

The downsides to working in a cubicle:

1) When your cubicle is near the kitchen, random fishy smells waft in your general direction between the hours of 11:00am and 2pm. Once the fumes travel within your cubicle walls, they can't seem to escape. Do this many people microwave fish on a daily basis? Or do all leftovers end up smelling like rotten greasy fish??!! Either way, I suppose the upside is that it causes me to lose my appetite.

2) Being surrounded by pasty gray walls. I can't see the trees! Where have all the squirrels gone?! Take away the computers and what have you got? A mental institution.

3) No windows = Poor ventilation. (See #1)

4) Constant silence, punctuated by the sounds of furious keyboard typing. No one wants to talk because it's so quiet that EVERYONE would hear, and yet everyone would appreciate some background noise so the room wouldn't feel like a damn museum. It's a vicious cycle! You end up sending instant messages to people sitting right next to you.

5) The cubicle walls create blind spots, making it easy for others to sneak up before you have time to minimize your innappropriate website.