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All i know about her office was that upper management would go sit in her office when she went on vacation and just sit, look around. Seems it was comfortable and organized to perfection, to her credit she never complained. It got to the point that being in that middle management layer she had many young managers come to her for comfort and counsel so she always had plenty of tissue.
A group of family were sitting around talking and one person talked about how his wife had started a new job about eight months ago. I asked if he had been down to her office to check it out and got a long hard stare. Finally after the longest time he, said, "why in God's name would I want to go see some generic office building and cubical?' I said, "because your wife works there and that is her world for a third of her waking life." Then both wife and husband piped in and told me it was silly for them to be concerned or interested in seeing the exact office building, cubical or workplace of their spouse.
I could not disagree more! My wife is always talking about her coworkers, her conversations at lunch in the break room, the copier machine that always breaks down, the good looking guy in the next cubicle and all the other things that goes on at her office. She is my wife, I should be interested and wanted to see what she was talking about as soon as possible.
Which side are you on. Me with my natural curiosity about my wife's work world and environment, or my relatives who think visiting their spouses office is crazy and unnecessary?
Due to company policy visitors were not allowed beyond the lobby of my wife's former employer. Out of the 20 + years she worked there I saw her cubicle once. Not a big deal.
I have been in my husband's office once. It was cushie but I don't really care if I ever see his office again.
He used to come to my office everyday when I worked at my old company. He'd come pick up the kids and pop in and chit chat with me for a bit. He doesn't come to my classroom though.
My husband doesn't have an office per se, but he has a showroom in NYC that I occasionally like to see (or help out with) and I've been to company social events where I met his employees and other associates from within his industry. (My kids LOVE going to the showroom because they get to go shopping. )
Otherwise my husband's "office" is mobile and most of the people he interacts with do not live within the same state or even country.
When I worked, the only time my husband came to my place of employment was for company picnics (pure torture for him ) or to drop something off, which was rare. I worked in healthcare and he had no desire to go beyond the front desk.
Me and my wife work in the same building so I am in her office fairly frequently. I will go up there and hang out when she's not in and I need to get away for some quiet time away from my department.
I don't see her much during working hours, however. I work 7-5 and she works from home a fair amount.
I would love for my SO to come see my classroom, or even meet my students for that matter. But if we were to go that far (actually meeting my students) I'd rather we be married and she stops by real quick or even volunteering with the Special Olympics.
I don't think it's crazy to do but I think it's unnecessary. It would not be something I would actively think to do, although if you are married, you are likely to end up seeing it at some point.
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I guess technically my SO does have an office, but I sincerely hope I never see it because that would mean I'm in a LOT of trouble!
Is it a prison?
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and all the other things that goes on at her office. She is my wife, I should be interested and wanted to see what she was talking about as soon as possible.
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) or to drop something off, which was rare. I worked in healthcare and he had no desire to go beyond the front desk. 
