# This workplace layout plan **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926 "2014-02-09T21:49:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![compositejoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/compositejoe/32/7232_2.png) [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/1 "2014-02-09T21:49:57Z")
Look at this image: [https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p180x540/1010972\_1448974075331923\_1298606896\_n.jpg](https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p180x540/1010972_1448974075331923_1298606896_n.jpg) and what impression do you get of the overall layout, and what kind of place of work do you think that it could be? ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/2 "2014-02-09T22:26:14Z")
It is obviously science related because of the labs and chemical storage but it could be anything. I would guess a corporate R&D facility but it could be an educational facility as well. All I know is that I want the receptionist position because that comes with the biggest office of all and is away from everyone else. I have no idea why there is a big blank white space in the middle of the layout. Maybe they ran out of money or perhaps there is an endangered turtle habitat there or something. I don’t know what a Unisex WC is either unless it is some weird name for a hippie restroom. ---
**Author:** ![compositejoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/compositejoe/32/7232_2.png) [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/3 "2014-02-09T22:49:20Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > It is obviously science related because of the labs and chemical storage but it could be anything. I would guess a corporate R&D facility but it could be an educational facility as well. > > All I know is that I want the receptionist position because that comes with the biggest office of all and is away from everyone else. I have no idea why there is a big blank white space in the middle of the layout. Maybe they ran out of money or perhaps there is an endangered turtle habitat there or something. I don’t know what a Unisex WC is either unless it is some weird name for a hippie restroom. Unisex WC is intended to be a restroom anyone can use regardless of their gender. The blank space is because it’s quite a massive front entrance area, with some things left off the map such as seating for visitors, vending machines and open access computers. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/4 "2014-02-10T01:49:36Z")
With all the open central space… a museum? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/5 "2014-02-10T04:21:09Z")
That looks very similar to the research facility my husband works at. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/6 "2014-02-12T19:28:45Z")
> [@compositejoe](#): > > what impression do you get [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jmwWT0Jbdgs/hqdefault.jpg "I like turtles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwWT0Jbdgs) ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/7 "2014-02-13T14:45:47Z")
I get the impression I’m being asked another weird open-ended question without any explanation why, and find it weird. > **[These blast furnaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715526)** > > What impression do you get of the blast furnaces in this picture? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ibvIDyw-JuM/T5FA-snf4TI/AAAAAAAACWI/ioWtOMm0KIY/w506-h281-o/Blast-furnaces-hi.jpg > **[This picture taken from a field](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715283)** > > Look at this picture: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t31/q84/s720x720/921380\_10200627325366002\_872338950\_o.jpg and what impression do you get of the building with the straight arm coming out of the side into another structure?... > **[What do you think could be inside this building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714936)** > > The building in this picture I am about to mention is actually to do with a steel making plant:... > **[This gas holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713222)** > > Look at the gas holder in this picture: http://i44.tinypic.com/2mx4z5t.jpg and what is the impression you get of it? Also, would it be something you would be happy to get a view of from your backyard and/or bedroom window everyday? > **[What type of place do you think this corridor could be located in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708030)** > > I was browsing Google and happened to come across this picture: http://www.deadendwaterfall.com/exploration/random\_corridor\_greyred.jpg I don’t know where or what kind of place the corridor is located in, but I wanted your opinion on what kind of... > **[What type of place do you think this staircase could be based in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711418)** > > What type of place, for example a hospital or a school etc do you think the staircase in this picture: https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q71/s720x720/1530553\_1433739103522087\_1912775876\_n.jpg could be based in? > **[What is your opinion on this department store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679102)** > > Hey guys, I was wondering what are your impressions on the department store shown in this video clip? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05TAFhcUPiw I did not make this video, one of my friends did, and it is a department store in the UK, and the video... > **[What opinion do you have on this workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=652430)** > > In the late 1990s, I visited one of my friends in the United Kingdom and they showed me around their workplace. The place that they worked at was an electricity board company. The workplace from the outside looked like this:... ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/8 "2014-02-13T15:37:09Z")
It looks a lot like facilities for a research start-up. There were many such clusters of rooms in the business incubator building I used to work in. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/9 "2014-02-13T15:41:30Z")
I’m tired of playing your “what’s this?” game for no apparent reason and with no conclusions at the end of the thread. Pointless and meaningless doesn’t even begin to describe your posting style. ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/10 "2014-02-13T16:13:17Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > I get the impression I’m being asked another weird open-ended question without any explanation why, and find it weird. > > [These blast furnaces - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715526) > [This picture taken from a field - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715283) > [What do you think could be inside this building? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714936) > [This gas holder - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713222) > [What type of place do you think this corridor could be located in? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708030) > [What type of place do you think this staircase could be based in? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711418) > [What is your opinion on this department store? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679102) > [What opinion do you have on this workplace - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=652430) Seriosly, what kind of game is this? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/11 "2014-02-13T16:15:10Z")
In [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17100151#post17100151), he said that he’s an architecture student. So basically, he’s asking for help with his homework. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/12 "2014-02-13T19:37:51Z")
It looks like a design made to maximize the haunting melodies of lost love ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/13 "2014-02-13T19:47:32Z")
I am pretty sure it is a concentration camp. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926/14 "2014-02-13T20:05:21Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > In [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17100151#post17100151), he said that he’s an architecture student. So basically, he’s asking for help with his homework. Well that’s boring. I was hoping it was something mysterious and nefarious. If you’re gonna get people to do your homework for you, you really ought to own up to it.