So... long story short, I'm finally getting my own office. That's kind of sweet, I know, but want some ideas on how I should pimp it before I move in.<p>What kind of office do you have? Are you facing the door or away from it? Do you stand? Dim lighting or bright? Couch or none? Music? Plants, aquarium? NC or NO doors? What rocks your boat?<p>Thanks for the advice!<p>P.S. I've been in a cube, and also doubled up before. Of course, I hope next up is a home office :)
I'm facing the door (normally open), and not facing the window (which overlooks the Rockies). When I faced the window, I found I didn't look at the monitor, so facing away at least lets me get work done. I have 2 bookcases, one full, the other one getting there. I leave the shades open until about 1pm when I close them because the direct sunlight makes everything unreadable. There are 3 chairs, a whiteboard and another desk (which is unoccupied, and with a hiring freeze is very unlikely to ever get occupied).<p>Because of a bad experience getting laid off at a previous job (if I hadn't tailgated someone else in, I never would have been able to get my personal books and stuff), I normally don't keep more posessions at the office than I can carry out by myself (meaning no aquarium, or other bulky stuffs), and just books.
From what I've seen people like facing the door...<p>I remember I once got the choice window desk in a large office (very large - was actually a trading floor of sorts).<p>Whenever I came in on weekends I'd sit with my back to a massive, empty open space. It didn't feel like an issue when there were people around during the week - but when it was just me it really creeped me out. Eventually I swapped with a location that didn't have it's back to the open space.