Comments on: A stimulating work environment http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/02/stimulating-work-environment/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/02/stimulating-work-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10478 John Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:29:19 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-10478 I agree that good office space cannot make up for dull work. I'd say a door and a comfortable chair are minimal requirements for good office space, and yet many companies don't provide those. I agree that good office space cannot make up for dull work.

I’d say a door and a comfortable chair are minimal requirements for good office space, and yet many companies don’t provide those.

]]> By: Gene Harris http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/02/stimulating-work-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10465 Gene Harris Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:45:59 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-10465 I've found it's not the space, it's the mental challenge. If all I am doing is looking up rows in a table and painting data on a screen, no amount of wonderful cube space and stimulating eye candy will help me. The only perk I really appreciate is... not money, not space, not prestige... I like good coffee in the office. I mean good, knock your socks off dark roast coffee with real milk or half and half. The rest of the stuff is for the twenty somethings that think the ambiance is more important than the challenge. I’ve found it’s not the space, it’s the mental challenge. If all I am doing is looking up rows in a table and painting data on a screen, no amount of wonderful cube space and stimulating eye candy will help me. The only perk I really appreciate is… not money, not space, not prestige… I like good coffee in the office. I mean good, knock your socks off dark roast coffee with real milk or half and half. The rest of the stuff is for the twenty somethings that think the ambiance is more important than the challenge.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/12/02/stimulating-work-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10461 Daniel Lemire Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:24:54 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-10461 My home office is quite nice. My home office is quite nice.

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