An Exercise in Creative Writing and Daydreaming

[staticengine]

Let's say you were starting a small company, or joining a startup. Assuming money were no issue for yourself or your future employer, how would you describe your ideal office environment? Cubes, open space, or private offices? What kind of common space would you have? What would the feel of the place be like? What must be there, and what

Comments

[marc17]

I didn't use it, but Lizardtech, where a friend of mine worked, used to be in one large room. Each person got three tables forming a U shape and a chair in the middle with plenty of power and network outlets in the floor. Walkways all between the "desks". I always liked that setup. Plenty of space for computers and easy to get to their cables. I think they also had a living room space with couches and stuff.

[sgtred]

This is exactly what I currently have and I love it.

I like being able to just look up and talk to someone for a quick question, or, if we have our headphones on, hit up IM even though they're right next to me.

Visually, I like lots of plants, but the place has to be some what low light since I do some graphics. Hate overhead florescent lights - kill those for some track lighting.

[alexiarnps]

I've actually seen something shockingly close to my ideal at our mortgage broker's office

[chrisrnps]

[staticengine]

Fired.

Yet... aroused.

[tricelt]

Let's see....my problem is that my small company would be a boutique hotel

[riotdorrrk]

agree on 'no business casual' - either go actual-casual or formal, none of this ugly in-between nonsense.