Plus, a life coaching PSA from me to you, my new favorite movie, and cubicles
You said you'd simplify the complex conversation around Horizontal and Vertical Development, and you did so masterfully, so thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this, and truly, I'm not all that into learning new stuff. Bravo!
Re: Bring Back Cubicles!. I had cubicle gigs from '95 - '98, one in the dingy basement of a miserably hellish "agency" in Coon Rapids called JAM Advertising, and then another at Northern Tool & Equipment working on catalog copy, surrounded by other mostly fun, young people, and perfecting my foos game. Since then, I've been lucky enough to have sweet office gigs at the old Colle + McVoy agency overlooking Normandale Lake, Foley Sackett (now Level) right near the Mississippi, the old Carmichael Lynch building in the Minneapolis Theater District, the old BBDO space atop the 5th Street Towers overlooking everything, FAME with another spectacular city view, Riley Hayes (now Riley) again with the mighty Mississippi right outside my window, and now my very own quaint orange office at Club Crystalé, just a few feet from my bedroom with a view of the Amazon delivery truck in front of my house. I realize I've been so blessed because I'm not sure I ever truly deserved the cool office spaces I've had. But the idea of an open office plan has always pained me deep to my soul — I'll never forget when one agency owner threatened to implement one — as a director at the time, I shared my very pointed thoughts on the subject. As a writer, I just can't listen to music when I think or write — besides, I've never felt very comfortable with anything over or in my ears for long periods of time anyways. Sure, I love being around others and collaborating, of course, there's always a time for that. But, let's face it, the work's gotta get done, and sometimes it needs to happen behind closed doors, or at very least, behind fuzzy grayish blue walls.
Thanks for always inviting chatter, even when it's rambly and senseless!
You said you'd simplify the complex conversation around Horizontal and Vertical Development, and you did so masterfully, so thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this, and truly, I'm not all that into learning new stuff. Bravo!
Re: Bring Back Cubicles!. I had cubicle gigs from '95 - '98, one in the dingy basement of a miserably hellish "agency" in Coon Rapids called JAM Advertising, and then another at Northern Tool & Equipment working on catalog copy, surrounded by other mostly fun, young people, and perfecting my foos game. Since then, I've been lucky enough to have sweet office gigs at the old Colle + McVoy agency overlooking Normandale Lake, Foley Sackett (now Level) right near the Mississippi, the old Carmichael Lynch building in the Minneapolis Theater District, the old BBDO space atop the 5th Street Towers overlooking everything, FAME with another spectacular city view, Riley Hayes (now Riley) again with the mighty Mississippi right outside my window, and now my very own quaint orange office at Club Crystalé, just a few feet from my bedroom with a view of the Amazon delivery truck in front of my house. I realize I've been so blessed because I'm not sure I ever truly deserved the cool office spaces I've had. But the idea of an open office plan has always pained me deep to my soul — I'll never forget when one agency owner threatened to implement one — as a director at the time, I shared my very pointed thoughts on the subject. As a writer, I just can't listen to music when I think or write — besides, I've never felt very comfortable with anything over or in my ears for long periods of time anyways. Sure, I love being around others and collaborating, of course, there's always a time for that. But, let's face it, the work's gotta get done, and sometimes it needs to happen behind closed doors, or at very least, behind fuzzy grayish blue walls.
Thanks for always inviting chatter, even when it's rambly and senseless!