We moved to our new office

I have blogged about us getting a new office. And since last Thursday, we've been there.

We have a small office warming function. We didn't invite a lot of people, just had the team and family. We had a small religious blessing at the start and then we kicked off our work. We were all settled in and work started smoothly for all of us, except for me. I didn't have my desk in place. I had ordered a desk but it only turned up in the evening of the day of the move. So I kicked off the work on a couch.

The place is pretty cool. I think the guys like it in here as well. There is plenty of space, a far cry from the 10*14 home office that we were all sharing previously. And one luxury that I got is an office of my own. I am a big fan of shared workspaces, but there are certain things that I need to do, which need some privacy. For starters it was odd to conduct an interview in our previous office as the candidates felt a bit nervous to face an interview when there were other people working in the room. Also, I think being in the same room prevented the team members from talking to me privately, if they so required.

Though I am in a separate room I try to spend as much time as possible with the team. And I maintain an open door policy even if it means that I have to go on without AC.

We also wanted to serve lunch for the team. So far, we have managed to get that done. But still it is being done as a daily order. Hopefully, we will find a caterer soon who is willing to deliver lunch for a small team.

One thing I dont like about this place is the traffic. From 12.30 pm till about 3.00 pm the road in front get's jam packed. The reason being the popular schools around this area. And this it next to impossible to go and come, specially in a car.

We are still getting things set up around the office even now. It will be a while to get the place fully done up. But above all, right now the place is a bit too big for us. So I am keen to get the place filled with more people, with more great people!