Well, it's been a funny old day ...

[dizzojay]

As I may have mentioned once or twice, my workplace is going through a huge development and we have all recently moved into swanky new offices which we are now pretty much settled in, although the actual move back in April and the lead up to it virtually drove us to drink.

Not that I needed much driving, mark you!

As the next phase in our development begins, the existing buildings that we just moved out of need to be demolished to make way for the new buildings and I have to say, having never spectated at a demolition before, it's very distractng and totally fascinating!

Today, I stood and watched the office that I've worked in for the last twelve years cease to exist, and I find myself having mixed feelings.  Kind of glad to see the back of it because the building was a wreck, but sort of sad too - you don't occupy a building for twelve years and not have some fond memories of it.

The office block started to disappear yesterday





Say hello to the new open-plan office ...


Today, and the giant 'dinosaur' has eaten nearly half the building now.


Now if I was still working in this building it would be starting to get a bit draughty.


I remember good times and bad times in that little room.  End of an era!


Not much left now.


Our new premises - only completed three months ago:  Head office is the top level on the left hand side.
It's very smart and swish and modern, but still a bit soulless at the moment ...

Comments

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

That must be a weird feeling, as you said you do get weirdly attached to work places! My sister Belinda actually cried when the nursery she worked it for years was flattened and 'luxury' apartments built on the site!

I hope things have settled down in your new offices.

[ennisjackdean.livejournal.com]

It is interesting how we tend not to think of work
time as real life. And yet as you say twelve years
is twelve years. Sight and smells and sounds of the
old building are probably part of you now. At least
they would be for me. Goodbye little dwelling.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

That must be really weird! I remember when I first started working in co-op in mum's home town, it was three doors up the street and falling to pieces and had been there for thirty years or so, and then I helped with the clear out and move to the new building and watching it all become so empty and then get turned into something else, very strange!

[big-heart-june.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing, I can only imagine how strange this must've been!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

They're getting there; now we've just got to get the staff sorted out. With people going off sick and leaving, we're all firefighting at the moment!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're right.
Those old offices were old fasioned and in poor conditon. My window was taped shut with parcel tape to stop the draughts. I had a cupboard door that I had to literally wrestle open, a radiator that leaked with alarming regulaarity and a carpet covered with brown stains as a result, but you know, I still kinda miss it :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It certainly takes some adjusting to!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It's very odd, and just a teeny little bit sad too :)

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Uh oh that doesn't sound like much fun!