Hello World

[kerravonsen]

I am now on the 7th floor. Worse view, better kitchen, slightly smaller desk, probably more noise (though it's quiet at the moment). Still not a proper office, though it is better than a cubicle. And I still have a whiteboard, though I had to spend some time turning it from a greyboard back into a whiteboard.

Now I have to train myself to press "7" instead of "8" in the lift.

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[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for new beginnings! Best wishes to you, and keep us updated. :)

[kerravonsen]

Thanks. I've written a list of questions to ask my manager the next time I see him. Which will be Wednesday.
Tomorrow, being a public holiday, I am going to camp out at Mum & Dad's place to get some work done on the darn charity story (argh!)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

(sigh) I don't even have a cubicle - they ran out of dividers, and anyway we spend so much time talking to each other...

On the other hand - although it's only the second floor - the campus is out of town, so the view's quite nice.

[kerravonsen]

and anyway we spend so much time talking to each other

Which is why the 7th floor is noisier (sigh).

although it's only the second floor - the campus is out of town, so the view's quite nice

Oh, nice!
My new view is no view at all, I'm just looking at the building across the street, wheras my old place upstairs has prettier buildings to look at, as well as one can see the pretty trees in the street.
And, unfortunately, it looks like the cubbyhole is going to be hotter, because of where the window is positioned. And summer is coming. It's all very well having air conditioning, but when the heat is radiating through the glass of the window, it's still very warm, and shutting the blinds doesn't do much. Oh well, c'est la vie.

It's a better position in that I'm no longer isolated away from everyone, which will help me feel more like working and not feeling like I'm missing out.
Of course, the person who is now in my old place would have exactly the same problems as me, being in the same spot, but I think he's actually going to do better, because he's a manager, which means that people will have to come to him, instead of forgetting he exists.

I'm also pleased with my neighbours (the pair in the cubbyhole next to me) since they're also from upstairs and I like them, and one in particular -- well, she's on my flist, so you can see this is a Good Thing.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Could you get an electric fan? Or preferably get them to get you an electric fan, or will they say air conditioning means you don't need one?

[kerravonsen]

I don't think circulating the warm air will make it cooler. And they will say that the aircon is enough. Particularly since there's nothing they can do about the aircon. I'll just have to buckle down for a few warm months ahead. On really hot days, it's still going to be cooler inside the building than outside.

But thanks for the thought.

Hmmm. I just remembered that there was an air-blown heater still lying around upstairs from the time when the aircon broke down completely in the middle of winter and we were all too cold. I think it can be set to blow without heat. It might be worth grabbing it just in case.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

It's not so much that the fan will lower the temperature as it is that the moving air will make you feel cooler. I find it much easier to control the comfort level here with fans than with the AC.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's it. I have an electric fan that rotates gently on its base, and it's the simulated breeze that brings me relief. Like using a real, wood-and-paper fan; people keep telling me that the energy I expend in fanning myself will raise my temperature, but I don't mind that as long as I feel a faint breeze on my face.

No harm grabbing the air-blown thingy if it's going spare, just to see if it helps.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Ah, real paper fans! I have happy childhood memories of summer Sunday evening services, with all the mothers fanning away like crazy. The ones who didn't keep fans in their purses for the purpose used the paper programs leftover from the morning service. Somehow, watching all the fanning made the services go by faster. :)