Posted by: Alex
Things that stopped working with the office move
- Power – my desk’s power supply didn’t work (Has now been resolved)
- Network connectivity – couldn’t connect to network (Has now been resolved)
- Phone – my line is completely dead
- Clock – my desk clock that I set to Boston time (where my clients are) died during the move
Some observations about my new spot
- We don’t have any dividers between the desks yet, and the chick sitting opposite me sleeps. Sitting in her chair she just nods off for half an hour at a time.
- The aircons at the front door are freezing (they also seem to have only two settings: freezing or warm). They aren’t that close to where I sit (thankfully) but I feel like I need a trench coat to come and go from the office. One of the aircons in the ceilings leaks over one poor person’s desk.
- This floor doesn’t have a water cooler. Not good for my drinking 8 glasses a day ambitions.
- The totally open plan, divider-less layout forces people to me more friendly to one-another. You can’t make it to your desk without making eye-contact with at least 6 people, so you may as well say hi to them, or at least smile.
- I have a pillar next to my desk. I am the only person that has one. I’m thinking of decorating it.
- With some careful placing of cupboards and credenzas, I have been able to give myself a little extra space and some privacy. It must be that female nesting instinct.
- We have a passage wide enough for a 200kg person to walk down, but they wouldn’t fit into any of the cubicles.
- The newly fitted carpets still have a glue smell, and are two dense to roll your chair across at any great pace or distance.
- I am one whiney cow.
I’ll try to let it go now …