If you slouch, you won't last very long here. It's one of thousands of similar firms nationwide in a market that is growing quickly. At Vialogix Communications in Charlotte, designers and project managers sometimes toss Koosh Balls over a chin-high wall separating them. Or when they really need to blow off steam they head to the parking lot for some touch football. Work schedules at these firms tend to be flexible.
Nobody punches a time clock.
That's what the designers call the daily stand-up meeting where they discuss the day's priorities and offer to lend expertise or just pitch in to help meet a deadline. One of the best examples may have been the multimedia kiosk iXL completed recently for Volvo Trucks. The relaxed atmosphere at many Web and multimedia firms comes in part from the nature of their work. To keep the work on track and draw on everyone's skills, these offices are often physically open, giving writers, designers and project managers plenty of opportunity to collaborate. There's little chance of hiding in an office or cubicle and working alone.