Where the EE works: Is your “cubbyhole,” workbench, or office less than what you'd like it to be? Here are some suggestions

Cold, hot, stuffy, cramped, poorly lighted, lacking privacy, disruptive to concentrated work effort… these are just a few of the complaints commonly lodged against engineering department “bull pens.” And adding glass-top partitions may only aggravate the situation. In this environment, the privacy game is played with five-drawer file cabinets scattered like pawns throughout the department's checkerboard grid. Stuffed with vendor catalogues and carefully positioned, these monoliths help guard their resourceful owners from continual distraction and exposure.