Dreams and Memories: My workplace

My workplace

10/05/2008 03:00:00 PM

My team and I were relocated to new cubicles at another end of the office two weeks ago. Up till the very last day of relocation, I was still very reluctant to pack my computer and other belongings to move over to my team's new ' little corner '. It's actually one of the reasons why I was rather reluctant to move over as it really is in a corner. One quiet little corner which is isolated away from the other teams.

:-(

Had to say goodbye to my neighbour Kah Wai who has always been ever ready to assist me by proposing magical excel formulas to help ease my work load. Also, had to say goodbye to watching all the interesting catwalks and fashion parades by some of the ladies in office when they walk to the back pantry for water or coffee - especially Mermaid Lady who always has the most interesting attires. But the saddest part of all, is saying goodbye to the place itself. I spent my first four months working there and even to the point of sharing desks with Kah Wai and Malini during my on-boarding period. *sob sob*

Two weeks down the road at my new cubicle, I realised that my new place isn't so bad after all even though it is in an enclosed area. There are several benefits to sitting in a corner with no one behind me except for the ' Danger! ' cupboards. For one, there is significant;y less activity of people moving around, up and down the aisles looking for people or going for meetings. So as you can imagine, it is much quieter in the corner which indirectly also increases productivity due to the lack of distractions.

In some ways, my place is somewhat like a control tower as I have an overall view of who's in office, or sneaking out and even those trying to sneak up on me. Apart from that, I actually have a much wider space behind me compared to my previous cubicle and the temperature is just right at most times instead of the usual freezing i had to bear daily. Last but not least, my cubicle number (003) one of my lucky numbers.

The key learning point here would be that sometimes we have to take a chance, move out of our comfort zone and things we are familiar with. Things might actually turn out better than initially expected. :-)

My inherited laptop undergoing migration to Vista (Round 2) after testing was completed

Notes, reminders and inspirations on my board ( ^ _ ^ )

AUDREY

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5 Responses to "My workplace"

Charles T said :

October 5, 2008 at 10:54 PM

this post just triggered a big grin from my sullen face just after posting my new entry! XD hahahaha

i know exactly where you're seated. Sally Chow's cubicle!!! hahaha and glad to see that MY laptop's doing well with u too~~~ hehehehe

^_^

hui nee said :

October 6, 2008 at 11:10 AM

audrey,at least u have own cubical,i dun have ler!!!!i oso want a cubical!!!!!

AUDREY said :

October 6, 2008 at 7:39 PM

hahahha

Charlz,
Glad this post managed to cheer you up.
And yes, am sitting at Sally Chow's place. And yes, the laptop is fine, although technically the laptop isn't your nor mine but rather Yap Hui Nee's laptop..
Still got her name written on a masking tape and stuck to the com. :-)
Btw, everyone's in Cyberjaya including Nick and Roger for Bootcamp.

Hui Nee,
got cubicle is good, but oso means more work, coz have to clean the cubicle... :-P

Charles T said :

October 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM

ah, then must help me to send my warmest of regards to them!! hahaha X) tell Nick that I predict MU will be champion agn by the end of this season.. hehehe

n i notice u trying to differentiate the 2 huinee's in ur comment! hahaha

AUDREY said :

October 8, 2008 at 1:03 PM

I sent your regards to Nick yesterday. And he most definitely remembers you.

And yes, most definitely have to differentiate the two Hui Nees. Wouldn't want to mix them up for other people who don't know there are two Hui Nees. :-)