Bloom Where You're Planted to Reach Cube Nirvana

Anyone who has resided in Cubeland knows how difficult it is to work while trying to block out coworkers' conversations. "There is always someone who doesn't quite get that if he can hear me, I can hear him," says Mary Risher, a photo editor and cube dweller for the last 10 years. "I am forever overhearing domestic tiffs, weird bodily functions, etc. I've been reduced to wearing earplugs so I can concentrate. Even then, someone's voice manages to cut through the foam."

Monster.com provides tips on how to Improve Your Cube Life: practice cube etiquette and avoid cube atrophy in order to find inner cube bliss.