Comments on: Cubicles are the Phone Booths of the Future http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/ Musings on creativity, productivity, and human potential Fri, 14 May 2010 21:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben Gran http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Ben Gran Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:06:24 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-140 Thanks, milangirl. You made my day! Best wishes, Ben Gran Thanks, milangirl. You made my day!

Best wishes,
Ben Gran

]]> By: milangirl77 http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-139 milangirl77 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:13:05 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-139 Wonderful article! You touched on lots of the reasons I hated (yes, I would say hated) working in a corporate environment. I dreaded going to work every day, even when I truly liked my co-workers. The environment is what got to me. And I'm not a morning person, yet everyone else in my group got to work early, so you can imagine the impression I made on a daily basis despite the fact that my work was excellent. Now that I work 100% from home, I really love it, and I've almost built my income back up to what I was making in a traditional work environment. All the sacrifices have been 1000% worth it. Again, great article and congrats on your win! Wonderful article! You touched on lots of the reasons I hated (yes, I would say hated) working in a corporate environment. I dreaded going to work every day, even when I truly liked my co-workers. The environment is what got to me. And I’m not a morning person, yet everyone else in my group got to work early, so you can imagine the impression I made on a daily basis despite the fact that my work was excellent.

Now that I work 100% from home, I really love it, and I’ve almost built my income back up to what I was making in a traditional work environment. All the sacrifices have been 1000% worth it.

Again, great article and congrats on your win!

]]> By: Ben Gran http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Ben Gran Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:08:32 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-136 Thanks for the comment, Scott. Good luck to you on Elance! I almost quit before I got started - there were times where I thought, "Why am I staying up late building a profile? Is this even going to work? Is anyone going to hire me? Is this whole thing just another online moneymaking scam?" But it really can work, and it can be a ton of fun as well. I totally relate to that "I can't do that" filter idea. After all, who decides who succeeds? No one is going to come to your house, knock on your door, and tell you, "You have my permission to succeed. Now, go forth!" The most successful people in the world don't wait for someone else to give them permission. They just go out and start doing the work. Thanks for the comment, Scott. Good luck to you on Elance! I almost quit before I got started – there were times where I thought, “Why am I staying up late building a profile? Is this even going to work? Is anyone going to hire me? Is this whole thing just another online moneymaking scam?” But it really can work, and it can be a ton of fun as well.

I totally relate to that “I can’t do that” filter idea. After all, who decides who succeeds? No one is going to come to your house, knock on your door, and tell you, “You have my permission to succeed. Now, go forth!” The most successful people in the world don’t wait for someone else to give them permission. They just go out and start doing the work.

]]> By: Scott A. http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Scott A. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:00:30 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-135 Just coming across this post now, but wanted to say that the way you describe your feelings for cubicle life are the thoughts that run across my head every single day. I'm just now starting to build my profile on Elance and hope to begin bidding on jobs within the next couple weeks. Thanks for the great thoughts to help encourage me that I'm on the right track! @(another)Bob - Those "reasons", as the other Scott said, are just excuses. I think a major obstacle, one that I've run into myself, is that many people see the world through an "I can't do that" filter rather than a "What do I need to do to accomplish that?" filter. People living the unencumbered life will always be happier than those living the "I can't" life. Just coming across this post now, but wanted to say that the way you describe your feelings for cubicle life are the thoughts that run across my head every single day. I’m just now starting to build my profile on Elance and hope to begin bidding on jobs within the next couple weeks. Thanks for the great thoughts to help encourage me that I’m on the right track!

@(another)Bob – Those “reasons”, as the other Scott said, are just excuses. I think a major obstacle, one that I’ve run into myself, is that many people see the world through an “I can’t do that” filter rather than a “What do I need to do to accomplish that?” filter. People living the unencumbered life will always be happier than those living the “I can’t” life.

]]> By: Elancers’ New Way to Work « Something Different http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Elancers’ New Way to Work « Something Different Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:09:02 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-116 [...] Lastly, freelance writer Benjamin Gran won the grand prize with his message of workplace innovation and change, likening the end of the era of cubicles to the end of the era of phone booths. His entry showcases how the world of work is changing dramatically and old constructs are being challenged with the new way to work. Just as the mobile phone replaced the traditional phone booth, cubicles are being replaced by the online office. Check out the winning submission here. [...] [...] Lastly, freelance writer Benjamin Gran won the grand prize with his message of workplace innovation and change, likening the end of the era of cubicles to the end of the era of phone booths. His entry showcases how the world of work is changing dramatically and old constructs are being challenged with the new way to work. Just as the mobile phone replaced the traditional phone booth, cubicles are being replaced by the online office. Check out the winning submission here. [...]

]]> By: Voluntary Imprisonment « Bad Lizard's Reptilian Wisdom http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Voluntary Imprisonment « Bad Lizard's Reptilian Wisdom Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:33:34 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-53 [...] (Read the whole article here) [...] [...] (Read the whole article here) [...]

]]> By: paydirectwriters http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-48 paydirectwriters Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:46:41 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-48 Very inspiring! I also hate cubicle and everything that surrounds it... hopefully, if everything turns good with my academic writing service business this year, i could free myself from my old cubicle as well and expand my career toward much better future. Thanks! Very inspiring! I also hate cubicle and everything that surrounds it… hopefully, if everything turns good with my academic writing service business this year, i could free myself from my old cubicle as well and expand my career toward much better future. Thanks!

]]> By: Ben Gran http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Ben Gran Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:58:13 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-37 Hello Ben, Those are great insights - I agree that the generational angle is huge, and the HR profession needs to figure out how to adapt rules and regs for the "new way of work." Best wishes to you. I'm going to write some follow-up posts in response to these ideas and others. -- Ben Gran Hello Ben,

Those are great insights – I agree that the generational angle is huge, and the HR profession needs to figure out how to adapt rules and regs for the “new way of work.”

Best wishes to you. I’m going to write some follow-up posts in response to these ideas and others.

– Ben Gran

]]> By: Ben Gran http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Ben Gran Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:55:43 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-36 Thanks Bob, These are all great ideas. I'm going to write some follow-up blog posts in response to some of the ideas sent in by readers. I agree that medical insurance is huge - but not insurmountable for most people. (Of course, if we lived in Canada, Australia, Britain or Western Europe, I'd already be self-employed.) Best wishes, Ben Thanks Bob,

These are all great ideas. I’m going to write some follow-up blog posts in response to some of the ideas sent in by readers. I agree that medical insurance is huge – but not insurmountable for most people. (Of course, if we lived in Canada, Australia, Britain or Western Europe, I’d already be self-employed.)

Best wishes,
Ben

]]> By: Ben Gran http://www.benjamingran.com/2009/12/01/cubicles-are-the-phone-booths-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Ben Gran Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:54:16 +0000 http://benjamingran.com/?p=161#comment-35 Thanks for the great note, Terry! You were the Elance client that started it all. Looking forward to working with you again in 2010. Thanks for the great note, Terry! You were the Elance client that started it all. Looking forward to working with you again in 2010.

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