My New Office, The Old Conference Room
We are having a space issue here at RustyBrick. The office management people won't let us go into a new space, without keeping our current lease. This is even though we would like to give up this space, for more space with them - they would be making more money - go figure. In any event, we had to be creative with what we had until our lease ends.
The solution was to get rid of our conference room and use it for people, instead of meetings. At first, we had Joe move into the conference room to test it out. He sat at the big conference room desk and worked there. He liked it, no one else moved in there yet and he had some peace and quiet. However, I had no good place to have a meeting with four or so people. My office was just too small.
Since I am part of 90% of the RustyBrick related meetings, I decided it would make sense if I had meetings in my office. I decided to give up my office, give it to Joe and the team - and move into the conference room. We moved my desk yesterday and then I acquired a small meeting table, which can fit four of five people comfortably.
This morning, I was all discombobulated and confused. You see, my desk and orientation of that desk and stuff on the desk, was the way it was for about 8 years. Then yesterday, after about 8 years, we moved it. When I sat down at my desk in the morning, I caught myself reaching for the wrong drawers, looking at the wrong screens and my typing was off. In any event, this is a nice temporary solution to our space issue.
Here are pictures of my new office:



12 COMMENTS
posted by on: Feb 4, 2010 09:13pm
I wonder if there's any way to mount the projector on the ceiling, that would be cool.
posted by Jimmy Mancusi on: Feb 4, 2010 07:44pm
Oh no!!!!! Where is the Xbox going to go!?!?
posted by Disgruntled Employee on: Feb 4, 2010 07:45pm
I'm also wondering this.
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Feb 4, 2010 08:20pm
Do you guys still play here?
posted by Jimmy Mancusi on: Feb 4, 2010 08:22pm
Not really, haven't in a very long time... although we were talking about bringing back Virtua Tennis!
posted by wife on: Feb 4, 2010 09:02pm
I notice you are facing the snack cabinet... is that a little too tempting???
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Feb 4, 2010 09:03pm
My own wife! :(
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Feb 4, 2010 09:16pm
I am sure there is a way, just not a cheap way. :)
posted by Joe on: Feb 4, 2010 09:20pm
It's an odd economic environment for a landlord to be saying anything other than a cheery "no problem!" to a real, live tenant.
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Feb 4, 2010 09:45pm
Yea, especially one who has always paid on time for the past 8 years.
posted by mike on: Feb 4, 2010 09:57pm
Nice - I like it ! For me, though, it would be very disorienting when slideshows and presentations would be projected directly at my forehead. Use it in good health to help alot of people and make a lot of money!
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Feb 4, 2010 10:09pm
Ha, I wouldn't be sitting there when using the projector. I'd move to the conference table.