[smtddr]

> Every engineer, even fresh grads, gets an office with a door (though windows are reserved for the senior guys).

What?! An office of the size for 1 person, without a window? That sounds awful. Is it like a big closet with bright-lighting?[1] How many people on HN would like to work in the room pictured in the below link?:

http://jonnyh.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kar-server-room-pa...

[greenyoda]

Not everyone has the same preferences. I'd definitely prefer a one-person office without a window to any open office space.

The room in your photo would look a lot better to me just by replacing the overhead fluorescent lighting with some incandescent lamps and putting some art on the walls.