If you work in a cubicles for call center, you are likely spending eight hours of your day behind walls that can be as small as four feet wide and tall as six feet high. Many people feel as though they are becoming claustrophobic while working in these tiny little enclosures, but there are some things you can do to make this work environment more bearable. Here are five ways to survive in a call center cubicle.
Cubicle Work Environment
Cubicles are often utilized in call centers because they’re cost-effective and allow for an appropriate amount of privacy. A 5×5 cubicle is the standard and has enough space to comfortably sit, stand, and even move around. The 3w x 3d dimensions also give an individual 24 sq ft of personal space to work with – about the size of a regular bedroom! In this way, there isn’t too much privacy. But if you need more, there’s usually an option available: high partitions or glass walls. Glass walls have their benefits; you can see what your co-workers are doing and get more done as a team.
They can also be distracting at times, though, so make sure to use them sparingly if you choose them as your partition type. And don’t forget that high partitions still provide some measure of privacy, but lack visibility into other people’s offices. It might be better to go with these types of dividers if you want the best of both worlds. Privacy is still achievable, but you’ll be able to know when someone needs help on the other side of the divider. Some companies prefer different partitioning systems altogether, such as office pods. These keep employees in one area of a building without any private areas. While this might seem like an unhelpful system, they do promote collaboration among coworkers while providing quick access to resources and training opportunities that would otherwise require travel across campus or city streets during busy traffic hours.
Better Ways To Work
Working in the 5×5 Cubicles that some companies have been known to use can leave you feeling claustrophobic and hemmed in. A poor layout can mean that you are constantly disturbing those around you, which may not be conducive to focusing on your work. It is worth considering another option for your workspace. These days, new trends include open floor plans and even unlimited desk setups that give workers more freedom and better access to the things they need. In these office environments, all employees share an area where there are desks and communal spaces for socializing or collaborating. For example, if you want to talk with someone about something work-related but also want to chat about other topics, you’re free to do so without having one conversation disturb the other.
One major upside of this type of setup is that everyone gets their workspace – no one has to worry about what someone else might think if they need to move from their seat or rearrange their workspace in any way. And because these arrangements often have a lot of different types of seating options available (like standing desks), employees will find themselves getting up more often than when confined by the walls of a traditional cubicle, meaning increased circulation and a healthier lifestyle as well!
How To Work From Home
Working from home may not be an option for some people, but being able to work anywhere you want can be worth the trade-off. Working from home has pros and cons that people should consider when deciding if this type of work is right for them. The pro to working from home is you get to work without the stress of fighting traffic, meetings over lunch, and taking care of your kids on your way home. But those advantages are offset by a lack of personal space and no commute time–you’re always on.
If you can deal with these negatives and enjoy the freedom of working from home, here are some tips to help make the most out of it: * Set up a designated workspace–for example, invest in equipment or look into renting space. Keep your home office tidy so distractions don’t lead to missed deadlines. To avoid feeling claustrophobic, take frequent breaks outside for fresh air and exercise. And finally, don’t forget about self-care; go see a movie or spend time with friends after you’ve put in a long day at work. Working from home is a viable option for many people.
The Best Part Of Working At Home
It has been nearly 8 years since I’ve worked from an office. That doesn’t mean that I can’t still feel claustrophobic at times. I’m sure the feeling will eventually go away, but for now, I feel that icky panic when I walk into a small space. The ickiest of all is the 5×5 cubicle where you can barely do anything but sit and talk on the phone or work on your computer. There’s no place to move around. No room to stretch out and let your back ease up from hours of being hunched over a screen while trying to think deep thoughts on how you are going to solve someone else’s problem so they will pay their bill and stay with you as their service provider.
I don’t know if it’s because of what my desk looked like when I was growing up – a tall wooden school desk in the corner of my bedroom and no chair – or if these desktops were just not meant for humans. I’m sure some people love these spaces, who need the stimulation that comes from constantly seeing people around them talking about things that may be interesting but usually aren’t (unless you happen to be eavesdropping).
For me though, these spaces represent loneliness and isolation, albeit sometimes necessary loneliness and isolation. They’re okay when they’re needed: conference calls, private meetings with other staff members who would never want me listening in anyways.
The Least Favorite Part Of Working At Home
There is no amount of perks that can make up for the lack of socialization. For example, if your car breaks down, or you get a flat tire on the side of the road, you don’t have colleagues to come out and help you. Worse yet, when you’re coming home from work at night, there’s no one to greet you with offers to help unload groceries or share funny stories about their day.
Loneliness is an unavoidable consequence of working at home. Some days are easier than others, but some nights the lonesomeness becomes unbearable. On those occasions, I’ve found myself ready to give up and go back into office life where at least I know other people will be there with me as well. That feeling never lasts long though because ultimately the answer to this question is yes: call center cubicles do make me feel claustrophobic.
Every single day I spend inside my space-cage, sealed off from the outside world. It gets really hot during summer. Really cold during winter and every time someone passes by my desk all I want to do is scream ‘GET OUT OF MY WAY!’. They say that after a while you stop noticing all these things. But what they don’t tell you is how exhausting it gets having to pretend like everything’s okay while being miserable deep down inside.
