@arilin "Pens".
They were always "Open Office Pens," to allow for free-range technical staff.
Why did you think the fridges were stocked, the snacks were provided, the delivery services so well funded?
Grazing, waterholes, limited emulation of migration from warmer windows to server coolrooms.
Tender, juicy, free-range staffing solutions.
It was even *ethical*. Sure, cubicle-raised technical worker was more productive *and* tender, but comparisons to veal calf were inevitable.