Celebrate National Cubicle Day

Your Cube Is Your Castle
Happy Cubicle Day!

The momentous day has finally come — the first ever National Cubicle Day. Okay, so you may not have seen it on your local news or received a "Happy Cubicle Day" e-greeting this year. That's okay. Every holiday has to start somewhere. Do you think the first Groundhog's Day was the talk of the nation? If you think celebrating National Cubicle Day is weird, then imagine the the thought processes that came up with Groundhog's Day.

Anyway, National Cubicle Day was conceived as a kind of tongue-in-cheek celebration for those who slave away in cubicles. An excuse for a wild happy hour. A reason to pimp out your cube. After suffering all year long in cubicles with zero privacy, we deserve a day to call our own.

So round up your co-workers for a little cubicle celebration. Put it on film and enter Monster.com's Cube Fabulous contest to win a cubicle makeover and other valuable prizes.

Help us start a groundswell of support for National Cubicle Day. Next year, look for an official Cubicle Day party coming to a bar near you. And if all of us cubicle-inmates band together, we just may get a national work holiday out of all this someday.

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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 10/2/2006 7:34 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Cubicle Decorating Inspiration
Sick of staring at those dull, gray sort-of-walls all day? It's time to get creative with your cubicle decor. Check out pictures of wacky cubicle decor from your fellow corporate inmates on Flickr.

I feel I must warn you that if you feel you must decorate with Care Bears, you should probably kiss those promotion dreams goodbye.

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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 9/26/2006 8:19 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Cubicle Etiquette
National Cubicle Day on October 2nd, 2006 is fast approaching. What the heck is National Cubicle Day? It's an official holiday to celebrate the people who slave away in cube farms around the globe. There's a holiday for everybody else, so why not cube dwellers?

While you await this joyous occasion, spend some time brushing up on your cubicle etiquette. After all, your cubicle should be a happy place. Monster.com tells you how to avoid cubicle faux pas and injuries. (Most important advice for cubicle inmates: Realize that odors have no boudaries)
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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 9/24/2006 7:49 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pimp Your Cubicle, Part 1
What's the worst thing about working in a cubicle? Is it the dreary, caged ambience or the complete lack of privacy? Either way, don't despair. Smartmoney.com presents some cool accessories to liven up the decor and discourage cube invaders.

My personal favorites are the Babble Voice Privacy Machine, which can drown out the screeches of your neighbors for only $395, and the Lazer Trip Wire, which uses infrared beams to detect intruders.

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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 9/17/2006 7:19 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Cubicle -- The Early Years

In the beginning, there were no cubicles. It wasn't until 1968 that the cubicle was invented by Bob Propst of office furniture company Herman Miller.

Originally viewed as an improvement over the open office plan, Propst’s design was adapted in order to cram more employees into smaller spaces. 

Probst came to regret his invention; “They make little bitty cubicles and stuff people in them. Barren, rat-hole places...”

Thanks, Bob.
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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 9/12/2006 2:57 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Get Ready for National Cubicle Day
Do you spend 8+ hours a day in a cubicle?  Now there's finally a holiday to celebrate the joys and horrors of life inside a cube.

Mark your calendars for October 2, 2006 to celebrate the first annual National Cubicle Day. There will be parties, contests, and plenty of heavy drinking. More information on the festivities will be available shortly.

In the meantime, you can become a part of the celebration. Send us your cubicle horror stories, your cubicle decorating tips, your proud cubicle photos, and any other fun stuff you want to share. For example, what's the grossest and/or most disturbing noise you've ever heard from a neighboring cubicle? Discuss.
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Posted by Cubicle Citizen at 6/18/2006 3:06 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)