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ask Dr. LJ: new office
Jan. 23rd, 2009 09:34 amSo I've finally found a perk of having gotten my more-or-less faculty status: I qualify for a faculty office, at least for now, per my boss.
Right now, I'm in an office of 4 (total), next to a window. A fairly small not-quite-cubicle, natch.
My new office will be a single office, with no natural light at all. (Actually, 1 of 2 such; I get to pick)
Of course, the office I would otherwise have been moving into has the same window (and desk space) as my current one, but is typically MUCH darker.
I'm excited about the private office, but somewhat depressed by the lack of natural light. So, should I
a) register my preference on the new office and move
b) express my reservations and take it, or
c) ask to just move to the other office with the window but less light?
I think the right answer is to just report which office I prefer and move; it's a nice little perk, and gets rid of some other annoyances (though introduces yet others). And I certainly don't want to be or seem ungrateful. But there's a small part of my soul rebelling....
Right now, I'm in an office of 4 (total), next to a window. A fairly small not-quite-cubicle, natch.
My new office will be a single office, with no natural light at all. (Actually, 1 of 2 such; I get to pick)
Of course, the office I would otherwise have been moving into has the same window (and desk space) as my current one, but is typically MUCH darker.
I'm excited about the private office, but somewhat depressed by the lack of natural light. So, should I
a) register my preference on the new office and move
b) express my reservations and take it, or
c) ask to just move to the other office with the window but less light?
I think the right answer is to just report which office I prefer and move; it's a nice little perk, and gets rid of some other annoyances (though introduces yet others). And I certainly don't want to be or seem ungrateful. But there's a small part of my soul rebelling....
