July 21, 2002
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What would your ideal work environment include?

A wooden chair, a desk, a computer with all programs and tools needed for my work, a pen that always worked, and a pencil that was always sharp. A fat paycheck. Silence. Trees and plants outside.

Christopher, 28
San Mateo
, CA   USA

My ideal work environment would include: NO FILING...A computer, lots of pictures of my dogs...a refrigerator, CD player, a cot (in cause I want to sleep over at night...to avoid traffic... my dogs,and the walls would be painted bright red, yellow, and purple...like a hallucination....oh, wow, the colors, man...

Luki, 31
Valhalla

All field work, no office time!

Tam

Chocolate, cake, cookies, naps every half hour.

Talia, 25
Stamford
, CT   USA

Workin' in Jeans and T's and getting paid to play on the net.

Stephanie, 25
TX  USA

A room where I can hole up and close the door. One big enough for my desk, computer, printer, file cabinet, etc. A daily massage therapist would be nice, too.

Judy, 62
Easton
, KS   USA

Friendly co-workers, flexibility... an environment where people work to help other people...

Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch
, CO  USA

Congenial colleagues, sensible clients, enough privacy to let me concentrate and enough openness to allow for useful interchanges. Comfortable chairs and window views would be a nice addition.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

Intelligent co-workers of good will and easy parking.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA   USA

bright and airy space w/ a hint of history. Intelligent and committed colleagues to work with. A defined path with an open mind to getting things done. Adequate resources to get the job done. A bit of humor and some good vibes couldn't hurt.

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA   USA

Staying home and doing whatever I want a paycheck is automatically deposited into my bank account. Out side of that, I would like my own office, good speakers on my computer so I can listen to music, a TV playing CNN outside my office so I can see what's going on in the world, great bosses, an interesting job with work I enjoy. Wait, I already have that. The only thing I need is to be instantly transported to work with no commuter hassle.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

Large, open, airy room with an interesting view. Privacy. Congenial people near by.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

The comfort of home, the company of my husband, and hours I could determine. I'd like to be a professional writer from home, and I'd like to make enough to support my family.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA   USA

Mon-Thurs, 10 hr days, current company only without all the kicks to the groin, maybe serving as Activities Coordinator.

Alias Irrrelevante

My desk is really cool where I work now. The only thing that I don't have that would make it better would be a radio/cd player. I can't stand it when it's quiet between calls. I have my stuffed monkeys, my pictures, things that mean stuff to me all over my desk. One of the leads was teasing me about that last week. She said, "It's amazing to me how you've only been on the floor a week or so, and your desk is so decorated. Other people in your class, their desks aren't even clean yet."

I have good people that I work with, a good environment, and a strong leadership team. The only thing I need to make it better than it is would be music.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

Being outdoors with animals

Brad, 21
Sydney  AUSTRALIA

Snacks!!! Lots of snacks! Good coworkers that listen to the same music that I do. And preferrably doing some things outside.

Triana, 29
Austin
, TX   USA

Easy-going coworkers, comfortable chairs, good computers, a CD player, and plenty of interesting work to do. Also, equipment that actually works all the time, but one can't hope for too much...

Cancer, 20
NYC
, NY   USA

No customers. No screaming children. No persnickety old people. No greasy men trying to hit on me. No cranky, trashy people who let their children tell each other to shut the ---- up. The place would be upbeat but not  perky, low traffic but enough business to stay open, hip enough for me, but too hip for you.

Hikaru, 19
PA  USA

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