Sometime between the dawn of commerce and now, a transformation has taken place in what "work" means. And I don't know when it happened, or why, or who thought it was a good idea.
When did "work", used as a noun to denote a place, become synonymous with "ill-ventilated, windowless beige spaces"? Who was the first employer who saw a bland, fabric-covered tan wall and thought "THAT's what I want my employees to see every day!"? Why is it legal to not see natural light, some months, for days at a time? Who were the first group of employees who acquiesced to this environment, maybe thinking "Oh, it's only temporary," or "Maybe some plants will brighten it up"? How did it spread, and when did it become an expected condition of employment to subsist for eight hours a day in a space smaller than the average bathroom?
I've gotta get out of here.
you know i am TOTALLY on board with that thinking.
ReplyDeleteand by the way, when did it become a requirement to stare at a radioactive BOX all day?
HELLHELLHELLHELLHELL
when i come back, so help me god, i will NOT acquiese to the corporate cube EVER again.
come to albuquerque or some warm place w/ me and we'll buy a nice house in the hills and grow a garden!
that way we won't have to deal w/ asshats at work