I have been working for Suncor for about a year-and-a-half now and in that time I have always just has one spot. It was an open layout setup that was shared with all the other IT people. This was great because it made for good and entertaining conversation.
The negative side of being in that area was that I was first line of contact for the refinery employees to IT because my office was the closest to the door. If someone needed a person, equipment or access to something they would ask me first and I would have to pass them on to the appropriate person. I was like the secretary for the IT department and it was the running joke here. Also, there is barley any room in IT and since my office was connected to the common area (printer, shelves and fridge) my office was always packed with boxes. It’s as though my office was the closet.

So I got moved. I have my own cubical now. It’s different and it’s quiet. It will take some time to get used to but I am sure I will come to like it. It’s not as social, which I guess is a good thing for productivity. I am excited to start decorating it though!!!!