I don't really work in a cubicle, but a 12x20 room with 4 desks in it, not divided. Shipping department only consists of 4 of us, 2 on days and 2 on nights (2nd shift) and I am one of the guys on 2nd shift. There's only 4 of us here for the first 1.5 hours I am here, then the 2 dayshift guys go home, so it gets a little more peaceful. I am under very little supervision and my computer faces away from the entry door so I can see anyone coming in. My night is about 60/40 as in 60% in the office, 40% in the shop just outside the door boxing up small packages or building crates for larger items. After I package up an item, I go into the office to run paperwork on it and book transportation. I also handle transportation arrangements for all the other big trucks that load out of our skid areas in other departments of the plant that has dedicated crews for loading and unloading. This job is great for me and I was lucky to have been working it when I wrecked my bike and lost my leg, as it was a fairly easy job to come back to since I am standing up and sitting down intermittently, gives me a chance to rest the ole leg. Sometimes when we are busy I am out in the shop more than I am in the office, but here lately it's been more like 25% shop work and the other 75% sitting on my ass. It all pays the same regardless. I enjoy what I do because every day is different. Being in the energy field, I am constantly dealing with emergency requests for parts to ship asap to power plants that are down or in forced outtages, so the urgency keeps it interesting. Also deal with some haz-mat shipments, mostly flammable resin or corrosive epoxy hardeners, but other types arise occasionally as well.
Anyways, kinda got to rambling there, but it's nice not being a dedicated cubicle dweller, but I wouldn't mind at all to have a dedicated cubicle job should it pay more and offer equal/better benefits. When I finish school, I am hoping I can land an opening in the office here at work, but if nothing developes within the first few years after graduation, I may start looking at other opportunities in either Chattanooga, TN or Huntsville, AL - both cities are exactly 1 hour from where I live. Right now it's only 15 minutes from my house to work, so I'd like to maintain that with a better paying job one day if possible.