
Cyclothymia? Euthymia? by Scarlett
July 19th, 2007 11:37 PMSempermovanditis de Cubiculo
(An especially infectious strand of Bureacratosis)
Cause:
*The frequent and repeated requirement to switch cubicles.
Diagnostic Criteria:
*Subject is unable to maintain occupancy of a cubicle for a period of time surpassing two (2) months.
*Although subect's assigned cubicle changes, subject is still always placed in a corner.
*Unnatural proficiency in the movement of all office supplies (including computer, phone, and careful re-placement of wall decorations) from one cubicle to another. Time required for this move decreases as subject's condition becomes more acute.
*If on any occasion subject is seated near a window, said window will be at least 80% obscured by a cubicle wall.
Symptoms may include, but are not limited to:
*Acquiescence
*Frequent sighing
*Reference to cubicle as "cube" in half-hearted and futile attempt to feel less subjugated
*Daily use of telephone headset
*Ennui
*Emotional over-investment in the Jim-Pam relationship
*Listlessness
*Coveting the cubes of others in anticipation of relocation
*Embitterment
*Color coordination of push pins
Cure:
*Quotes like this:
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...
*(sigh)
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I like this take, as well as the Office Space references.
However, maybe you could take this to the next step and show its application to your life, and more importantly, document the effects it has had on you and those around you? That would be quite awesome.
Thanks for reminding me -- I meant to include a floor plan of my travels throughout the office...more to follow.
Haha, that's awesome.