S.E.A.T. Clerical Workstations
Conceived by Dr. Ritsuko Akagi during the Nomad Incident (Details Classified)
our receptionist Janine Melnitz is seen here in this picture as part of the trial
group who tested the prototype design for the Secretarial Employee Activity
Terminal (S.E.A.T.) for our clerical staff prior to their approval for use as the
standard clerical & secretarial workstation.
The S.E.A.T. workstation hangs from the ceiling and uses a limited Virtual
Reality interface to eliminate distractions. The user is unable to see or
hear anything, except for the files she is presently typing on the ergonomic
split keyboard.
This virtually eliminates all inefficient office distractions. The
workstation also saves valuable office space as it eliminates the need for
desks or cubicle walls. As you can see from the blueprints at least a dozen
units of the S.E.A.T. hardware can be mounted in a room that previously could
only accommodate four or five cubicles.
Other features include detachable wrist manacles that allow the worker
limited mobility to run necessary office errands, such as obtaining important
signatures, while still remaining secured for the the duration of the work
day. This reduces the urge to dawdle thus encouraging the worker to return
to their workstation as soon as the task is complete. Later models may
feature manacles that emit an electrical charge that gradually increases with
the time spent away from the workstation proper though this is still purely in
the design phase. One new feature that will be incorporated in all models of
the S.E.A.T. workstation is a 'Time Lock' mechanism that releases the subject
only when the day's assigned tasks are completed. This will provide increased
incentive to work efficiently.
With the use of supplemental devices, such as China Balls, the S.E.A.T.
presents a perfect working environment for the White Delmo secretary, free of
distractions such as conversation, inattentiveness, as well as the need for
coffee, water cooler or, bathroom breaks.