I have been remise not to blog on this earlier, but as many of you know we have recently moved into new offices.
We have just moved to the corner of Victoria Ave and Remuera Road (above Bakers Delight).
After finding an office with an excellent location we decided to go with it; though it was in a state of “great potential” – meaning a lot of renovations had to be done.
Renovation can be fun; then again, it can be exhausting, stressful, and taxing – excuse the pun.
When we started, this office was an old disused doctors surgery. The major jobs included breaking down internal walls, creating new walls, clearing the stairs, redoing the bathroom, grinding the floors, and recreating the lights, security, and generally cleaning up. It was a massive overhaul, but I am really pleased with the results.
The analogy that I like to use, is one of the staff said that we are no longer “mall accountants” which is where we were based until recently.
It is refreshing to come into a specially designed office every day, to have an architecturally designed meeting room, workspace, and kitchenette. It makes a real difference to productivity when your in a comfortable workspace. And the biggest change? Well, I can now see the sun from my desk – a real novelty!