# Proliferation of Office Cubicles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 7, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514 "2010-08-07T14:58:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514/42 "2010-08-31T15:12:58Z")

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That makes sense now. I thought maybe an acronym.  
Speaking of “nested quotes”, I’ve only just noticed that. Is it a recent change?  
It’s cool, but you need to pay attention.

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514/43 "2010-08-31T15:28:31Z")

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> [@mangeorge](#):
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> They also have those toilet seats that wash their bottoms for them. I want one! 🙂  
> BTW, those big offices where I work are called “huddle” rooms.

Why not have self-cleaning toilets in individual stalls rather than in a huddle room?

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514/44 "2010-08-31T15:36:55Z")

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Why cubicles rather than desks in a communal space? A cubicle extends the desk surface vertically, providing more usable space.

Why cubicles rather than offices? Cubicles are easily and inexpensively reconfigured as the office’s needs change.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proliferation-of-office-cubicles/549514/45 "2010-08-31T17:07:46Z")

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> [@Muffin](#):
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> > [@mangeorge](#):
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> > They also have those toilet seats that wash their bottoms for them. I want one! 🙂  
> > BTW, those big offices where I work are called “huddle” rooms.
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> Why not have self-cleaning toilets in individual stalls rather than in a huddle room?

See post #44 (yours). Same reason.

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