tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post232900561609222832..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Office Space, Academic Versionundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-27752031292207138852010-08-08T19:28:07.577-07:002010-08-08T19:28:07.577-07:00Holy crap. How did I miss this stroke of pure geni...Holy crap. How did I miss this stroke of pure genius?<br /><br />They've removed the phones in our offices here at Unnamed U. so I guess it's only one more small step towards realizing that offices themselves are unnecessary.<br /><br />Crap.The Bittersweet Girlhttp://bitternsweet.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-81449877585200330652010-08-06T03:12:56.406-07:002010-08-06T03:12:56.406-07:00Naps call for stealth beds.Naps call for stealth beds.alabang office space for leasehttp://alabangofficespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-79012510453748258692010-08-02T21:59:24.095-07:002010-08-02T21:59:24.095-07:00Ok, I just have to say I heart you for the Office ...Ok, I just have to say I heart you for the Office Space references. And the Milton shout out. Was recently passing out cake at a function and wanted so badly to reference the Office Space cake scene and laugh with someone...let's laugh in retrospect, ok? :)<br /><br />But AWK! on the Office Cubicle system. Nooooooooooooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-78105868605740847762010-08-02T10:55:15.148-07:002010-08-02T10:55:15.148-07:00Bardiac, there'd be a Dean of Cubicles, with t...Bardiac, there'd be a Dean of Cubicles, with two Associate Vice Deans and four executive assistants. You know it's true!<br /><br />Clio Bluestocking, I'm glad you saw it, too. I thought I was imagining things at first.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-26626186462417746712010-08-01T17:16:08.210-07:002010-08-01T17:16:08.210-07:00Yes, you nailed it on The Chronicle seeming to hat...Yes, you nailed it on The Chronicle seeming to hate professors. So many of the articles seem to show a contempt for anyone who goes into this profession or education in general (except, of course, for administration). Don't get me started on those commenters!Clio Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285486658334618048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-17197854033630701722010-08-01T14:29:35.649-07:002010-08-01T14:29:35.649-07:00I'd love to see some of our administrators sha...I'd love to see some of our administrators sharing cubicles. But then we'd have to hire another administrator to keep track of cubicles.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-82750348256203919292010-08-01T13:26:02.343-07:002010-08-01T13:26:02.343-07:00Maggie and Dame Eleanor, I hadn't thought abou...Maggie and Dame Eleanor, I hadn't thought about the naps, but you really do need a place to relax and be yourself to get energized for class. How about this: I'll share an office when all the administrators do. Think that'll fly? <br /><br />AnnieEm--hah! "Deadwood or iceberg?" That's EXACTLY what I'm talking about.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-22573566153740270872010-08-01T08:17:54.793-07:002010-08-01T08:17:54.793-07:00You've captured exactly what I was feeling but...You've captured exactly what I was feeling but couldn't articulate about the constant negativity of "our" newspaper, The Chronicle, which has clearly gone over to the sensationalism side.<br /><br />Luckily, the recent issue (on best colleges to work for---I've always wondered if administrators do deals to get in that issue) has a semi-restorative opinion piece on the "value" of the deadwood, I mean, tenured, professor: "The Senior Professor: Deadwood or Iceberg?"Annie Emhttp://annieem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-10016152040862429022010-07-31T20:30:11.212-07:002010-07-31T20:30:11.212-07:00I was just going to say, where would I nap? This ...I was just going to say, where would I nap? This climate is not one that conduces to sleeping in one's car, and those 12-hour days can be killers.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-1828564754689804142010-07-31T19:51:16.597-07:002010-07-31T19:51:16.597-07:00Holy cow. If I didn't get an office, I would ...Holy cow. If I didn't get an office, I would go work somewhere that actually paid in money rather than goodwill. An office is necessary so that one can take naps under the desk in the middle of one's 12-hour teaching day.Maggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com