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One can avoid bruised egos and bite-sized cubicles, though, when moving to a smaller workplace
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The authors opinion that "A slowdown usually impacts office real estate in the form of slashed budgets or relocation to smaller (and perhaps less inspiring) workplaces." and “One can avoid bruised egos and bite-sized cubicles, though, when moving to a smaller workplace” is not correct. Inspiration & workplaces has no relation with one another, for real performers and achievers. Similarly,if person’s ego get’s bruised when moving to smaller workplaces in organization, then it is very clear that the person in organization, is not there for working for organization but for satisfying his or her ego.
Smaller workplaces can only result in inconvenience in working, it should not have any linkage with ego. People who have been provided big offices and air conditioned chambers and huge perquisites,(& their egos satisfied as per author’s criteria) they are not performing or are least performers. But they are smart enough to present themselves, as they are biggest contributor in the growth of organization. They are busy in giving impressive lectures only.
In industries, I had seen many people who have been provided very nice & comfortable workplace, but their work output is almost zero. They are busy in thinking for whose work I can take credit and go up in ladder without any efforts. Mr. Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of diesel engine has got a passion to contribute for betterment of society,he worked day & night, ( & of course without any todays Modern A/C office as shown in your articles.) and gave to world a new direction. For people like Mr.Rudolf, a simple table & chair used to suffice, because for them, their ultimate goal of benefiting the humanity was on top priority and not of grabbing a lavish office & perquisite associated with it.
Rajesh