The office cubes you are about to see are definitely not what Herman Miller (the furniture company responsible for the modern day cubicle) had in mind. Every office has its colorful cube-dwellers, but these may make your office mates seem tame. “Um, Hank, We Need to Talk”“Hank, either you try that Subway diet or I tell the boss the space-sharing arrangement has failed.”Do Not Adjust Your ScreenOh, the work you will do! Perfect seating for Thing 1 and Thing 2! (Just imagine what the home office looks like.)It All Started with a Sneeze…Coming soon to your office: The H1N1 Cubicle Containment Kit.Milton Waddams’ CubeIn “Office Space,” Milton’s cube moved four times in one year, traveling farther and farther away from the window (where he used to watch the married squirrels). And then he ended up in the bowels of the Initech basement, in Storage Room B. The Bunker LookPC? Check. Telephone? Check. Semi-automatic Assault Rifle? Check. (Larry just couldn’t figure out why all of his coworkers stopped inviting him to lunch.)One Way to Get Out of Doing Work“Has anyone seen Melissa around? She hasn’t been to any meetings today.” It’s Official: The World’s Worst!This ‘cube’ won the Examiner.com’s “Worst Cubicle in the World” award. It’s hard to disagree with the results.All the News That’s Fit to Sit OnThe only problem: Those wretched ink stains just won’t come out.Requires Pledge Spray BudgetActually, this is pretty clever. But tempts coworkers to write “dust me” on your wall.It’s Blurry, But That’s the PointThe photo is a bit blurry, but we think the photographer (and the dweller of this cube) prefers it that way. He calls it a “hell hole.” C’mon, it’s not that bad.That’s Some Tight QuartersThe ‘cube’ for a junior officer aboard a submarine. What, no room for pictures of Mom?“Those Damn Neighborhood Kids!”Some cubicles practically beg for pranks. At least the toilet paper is unused. London’s Idea of Retro CubesSure these Londoners are enjoying it now, but just you wait til the bloody clouds roll in and the showers open up. Related content news CIO Announces the CIO 100 UK and shares Industry Recognition Awards in flagship evening celebrations By Romy Tuin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins CIO 100 IDG Events Events feature 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs From telling everyone they’re your customer to establishing SLAs, to stamping out ‘shadow IT,’ these ‘industry best practices’ are sure to sink your chances of IT success. By Bob Lewis Sep 28, 2023 9 mins CIO IT Strategy Careers interview Qualcomm’s Cisco Sanchez on structuring IT for business growth The SVP and CIO takes a business model first approach to establishing an IT strategy capable of fueling Qualcomm’s ambitious growth agenda. By Dan Roberts Sep 28, 2023 13 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Gen AI success starts with an effective pilot strategy To harness the promise of generative AI, IT leaders must develop processes for identifying use cases, educate employees, and get the tech (safely) into their hands. By Bob Violino Sep 27, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Innovation Emerging Technology Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe