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Chapter 15 – Seating Arrangements<br />

Some Ways To Set Up An Office<br />

Low ranking employees are forced to face the wall so the boss can watch them work without being<br />

noticed himself.<br />

Another method to protect and reserve space is to pull a desk away from a wall as it cuts other people<br />

off from using that space. Outward facing desks leave plenty of space in a room where someone might<br />

sneak up from behind or from the side. Higher status workers will turn their desks so they facing<br />

doorways or entryways to avoid surprise intrusions. This simplest ways to perform a status check is to<br />

verify the way in which people face. If they face a wall there is a good chance they are lower status, but<br />

if they face the door and can easily see people enter their office, then they are likely higher status. <strong>The</strong><br />

orientation of the window and door also has an effect on how things are set up and depending on the<br />

uneasiness of a particular person will depend on which orientation they prefer. Usually there is a

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