{"id":387,"date":"2017-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/phoney-booths-sad\/"},"modified":"2018-11-20T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:29:43","slug":"phoney-booths-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/phoney-booths-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoney Booths \u2013 SAD!"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"\n

Look, I get it. You\u2019re surrounded by several dozen coworkers and you can see and hear them all because you\u2019re in an open office space<\/a> . That last thing you want to do is yap away on your phone for everyone else to hear. This wasn\u2019t supposed to happen if everyone was talking like in a newsroom or trading floor\u2026or even a busy restaurant, where your conversations would be private, despite the lack of any walls, because all the ambient noise would drown out eavesdropping. You look around for somewhere private\u2026bathroom? Stairwell? Your boss\u2019 corner office? No, no, and no. Goddamit \u2013 if they would only put in phone booths\u2026<\/p>\n

Stop right there. You have a cell phone that works ANYWHERE, and you want to lock yourself up in William Gray\u2019s\u00a01889 century old invention<\/a>, the phone booth? Do you really think a 37\u201d x 37\u2033 claustrophobic box in which somehow Superman, or even Underdog was able to get changed, is actually comfortable?<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve liberated yourself with 1099 status.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve disrupted your workflow with a virtual assistant, a cell-phone tethered laptop, and all things cloud.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re a mobile professional, with a\u00a0works-anywhere cellphone, and you want to\u2026stand in one place?<\/p>\n

Ok, so let\u2019s say you still have a point. Here\u2019s the thing though: phone booths are\u2026phoney. Why?<\/p>\n

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  1. Most leak sound. That privacy you think you have when you close the door? Alternative facts. This is the ENTIRE point of the phone booth. Anyone outside within a few feet can listen to anything you say.<\/li>\n
  2. Most echo. From hard surfaces like glass and even drywall, sound reverberates endlessly so you alone become a party of 5.<\/li>\n
  3. Most suffocate\u2026literally. Phone booths typically lack any HVAC.\u00a0Airplanes do a better job at air circulation because at least they circulate re-circulated air.<\/li>\n
  4. Most discriminate against the disabled. They\u2019re too small to fit someone in a wheelchair. If a phone booth has an accordion door, a wheelchair can\u2019t even get in.<\/li>\n
  5. Most are money pits. If you\u2019re a coworking owner, you should remember that\u2026\n