This is my spot.

[tugrik]

I've identified one of my guilty-pleasures, workwise.

One of the perks of being an enterprise-level network designer is having first rights to any new space we acquire. I'm the guy who lays out all the power, data and voice connections; the prime non-furniture infrastructure. When the design is on its first legs and just becoming functional I'm the first one to move in and use it. This has happened for just about every company I've worked for in the last 6 years. Each time I got to spend anywhere from a few days to a few weeks being the only person in a new office floor or building.

It's just happened again. I'm sitting here typing to you on a wireless laptop, laid out across the floor, in a nice sunbeam coming in the southern-facing windows. Brand new everything, but no furniture yet. I can play my music, dance, or just sit quietly and read. The stillness lets me do a day of work within an hour or two, and the rest of the time is mine. Now and then a curious employee might poke his head in to see what their new space will be like, and I'm all too glad to growl and scare them out. Important network setup to be done. Out withya!

This is my building, you see. Tug's space. Keep out. *huff* *snort*

I love that. :)

Comments

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[shadowolf.livejournal.com]

I'd like to say 'ditto' but I'm not an enterprise-level network designer. But I have had the pleasure (both with my schedule and the nature of my work) to essentially have a building to myslef (or at least a significant portion thereof) for the last 4 years or so of working. What I lose in the social interaction with other coworkers I more than make up for in the music/atmosphere I can create for my work enviornment. I think it certainly has made me a better worker, since I'm not concerned about my own appearance and my buit-in insecurities about my 'person' are left behind, allowing me to concentrate on work (whether or not I choose to sing loudly and off key to Linkin Park or not!)

[amilori.livejournal.com]

"Tug's space. Keep out. *huff* *snort*"

Do I detect just a wee bit of the dragon peeking out there?

Thanks for the grin.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Hey, no fair scaring the not-geeks! (or lesser geeks? Hrm. . .)

[paka.livejournal.com]

Go and get some air guitar time in for me, cause I can't really get away with air guitar here. I highly reccomend Pink Floyd or possibly Smashing Pumpkins.