New Digs

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 02/10/2016 at 12:00 • Filed to: None

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After going through an office closing and losing the job I'd had for a decade, and then 6 months in a windowless, shared office, I moved into my new spot this week. I think it was worth the wait. Honestly, I just feel fortunate to have a job right now, so a spot like this is just incredible to me. As a crazy added bonus/sign/something, a bald eagle just flew past...

TheHondaBro > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:02

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I can has your job?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheHondaBro 02/10/2016 at 12:04

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Talk to my boss, but I hope not!

Jcarr > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:06

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What’s the white wedge thingy on the end of the desk there?

HammerheadFistpunch > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:08

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congrats, looks nice and always nice to be employed

PatBateman > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:09

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NICE CORNER OFFICE!! That view almost makes working late worth it.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:10

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Are those 2 29" wide monitors?

450X_FTW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:10

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Baller!

I know how you feel about the no windows. My first job out of college was a defense engineering firm in an office that used to be a warehouse, so no windows. In the winter you’d arrive when it’s dark and leave when it’s dark, never seeing the sunlight unless you went out for lunch. That crap gets depressing

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PatBateman 02/10/2016 at 12:11

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Thanks, man. The sunsets are great; can’t wait to watch the thunderstorms roll in. It’s still a shared space, but it’s big enough that it’s no issue (and I get along very well with my office mate).

OPPOsaurus WRX > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:13

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nice plotter

what do u do?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 12:13

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Almost - 28". =)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:14

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NICE VIEW

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 02/10/2016 at 12:16

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Digitizing tablet, for replicating maps or capturing hand-drawn work. Haven’t used one for a couple years, but can’t get rid of it. Never know when you might need it in the future.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 02/10/2016 at 12:16

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For sure - thanks.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:18

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Nice! on top of the 3rd one you use for clients, I asume.

I my self am rocking a 29", and I couldnt imagine how awesome 2 would be... Currently I can have 2 full size windows (what people like call consider full size). I dont think I can be more productive LOL.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 450X_FTW 02/10/2016 at 12:18

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Yeah, definitely. Thankfully, my schedule allowed me to come in early and leave while there was still some light this winter.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 12:22

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Two is fantastic, and almost necessary for a lot of the mapping work I do. The wall-mounted monitor is a old, heavy, fairly low-res plasma they had laying around, so they’re just glad to see it get some use. We’ll use it for previewing maps and presentations some, but it will be for epic time-lapse nature scenes most of the time - ha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 12:22

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Thanks - I can’t complain!

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:23

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Oh wow, Man, nice digs! More importantly, congrats on a decent job. My office only has a window out onto some stone walls, but at least the pigeons visit me.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/10/2016 at 12:24

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I’m software & mapping support for a group of geologists and engineers at a small, private oil & gas company. I started in civil engineering and then got a degree in graphic design. I still do freelance design work on the side, but this is a really good fit for me as a day job.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:25

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I’m excited that my new desk at work has windows. my first desk in this place was a secluded bricked wall corner. Nice and private, but very dark.

Now I actually park right outside my window (ground floor) so I’m about 8 feet from my car right now haha. The other day I did remote start and I was close enough to the car that my bluetooth turned on and started playing pandora out in the car while I was still at my desk.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:30

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Haha awesome! Interesting how old technology becomes a burden, that attracts dust effortlessly.

As an accountant I would never want to see so many numbers at one glance. But after work I go full screen on Solidworks.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:32

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That’s a real nice office. My only issue would be the constant reminders to myself that this is WORK, and that I can’t have Netflix and Skyrim going at the same time.

TulsaMtnBiker (OkieRising) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:39

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Who’s the new dig with?

We’re furloughing MORE people today =(

atrombs > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:42

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Awesome office! Worth the wait in my opinion!

Azrek > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:45

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My office is getting the traditional government renovation.

*Replace all old solid wood furniture with horrible thin metal desks and get rid of all of our storage area. Find a way to cram more people into tiny offices. Only have 1 phone for 8 people*

TheRealBicycleBuck > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:47

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The potential for monitor glare is high.

I have two windows at my back. I have to keep the blinds down so I can see my monitors. Even so, the afternoon sun peeks through the holes and puts a bright dotted line across the monitors that I can’t see through.

I’d turn everything around, but the work surface is attached to the cubicle walls and I can’t put the monitors on the window side.

Jayhawk Jake > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:48

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I just moved desks temporarily. My new location is in a pretty terrible building, but the cube walls are low and there’s a wall of windows one cube away, so it’s a nice upgrade even though it’s (theoretically) temporary

TheRealBicycleBuck > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:49

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Do you have your GISP certification?

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 12:54

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So, how’s the oil business these days?

Awesome office, btw.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 13:04

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I read one of your responses to a comment on the bottom. I'm a 3rd year Petroleum Eng student and I'm looking for an internship, any advice on what I can do? I'm already planning on staying in Tulsa this summer to increase my chances of working with a smaller oil company here since those chances almost go to 0 if I went home to California.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 02/10/2016 at 14:04

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Network like crazy, and get to know as many people as possible in the industry (real relationships, if possible, not just acquaintances) . Start attending SPE meetings and maybe Tulsa Geological Society stuff as well, if you have an interest. The Mid-Con conference is next week: http://www.digitaloilconference.com/ It’s a rough time as you know, but it will get better eventually. Sticking in out in the short term will pay off handsomely in the long run! Best of luck going forward.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/10/2016 at 14:07

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Thanks. It’s a rough time, of course, but I’m with a start-up that’s mostly un-invested, so that’s good in the short term. My wife and lots of my friends are in the business, too, so I’m hoping we see some kind of recovery in commodity prices this year so not too many more of them end up losing their jobs...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/10/2016 at 14:08

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Nope, but I did get a graduate certificate from Penn State a few years back. I primarily use ArcGIS and an industry-specific software called Petra (an IHS product).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jayhawk Jake 02/10/2016 at 14:09

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Windows do make a world of difference...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/10/2016 at 14:11

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There’s a big building to my north and east (I face west), so the bigger issue is the sun coming in above my monitors; I may need to get blackout shades for the one right in front of me.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Azrek 02/10/2016 at 14:12

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BOOO... Hisss... Sorry, man.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > atrombs 02/10/2016 at 14:12

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Definitely! Thanks.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TulsaMtnBiker (OkieRising) 02/10/2016 at 14:16

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Ugh. Sorry to hear it... I’m afraid we haven’t seen the worst yet.

It’s an EnCap-funded start-up that’s gone through a couple iterations in previous years. The new team is a few of the old crew, a few from Newfield, and a few of us from Apache.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > gin-san - shitpost specialist 02/10/2016 at 14:22

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My job is usually either hot or cold. Crazy busy with several projects to get done under a time crunch vs. slow times when everything’s caught up and the rest of the office is out at a conference.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:22

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Back when I started college, I wanted to be a cartographer. I fell in love with the hand-drawn maps of WWII when I was a kid. I often wish I had followed that career path instead of music, but the two schools I applied to as a geography major turned me down, so I went general studies, couldn’t deal with math and science, and turned to the one thing I knew how to do, which was playing trumpet. I use that as an object lesson for my underachieving oldest son, saying that I’m on his case in math and science now because I want him to be able to follow whichever career path he wants in the future. He shouldn’t have to settle.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 14:24

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Ha - yeah, I rarely ever maximize windows (except for maps or when working on presentations). What’s your current project in Solidworks?

TheRealBicycleBuck > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:25

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Afternoon sun is the worst.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 14:25

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Ha - nice! Do you get foot traffic past your window? I always thought that’d be a bit weird if I was on the ground floor.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove 02/10/2016 at 14:27

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Thank you, sir. I’m thankful every day that I’ve somehow landed where I am.

Turkey vultures were always circling at my old office. Maybe that was some kind of sign.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:28

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Nope, it’s a private side lot, it’s not the main entry way so I see some people come and go but for the most part only about 15 parking spots over here. There’s a garden between the parking spots and my window so the most foot traffic i get is during the year when gardeners/landscapers come by. Gotta watch out for that blinding sun in the afternoon though, thankfully we have shades.

TheRealBicycleBuck > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:29

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You might want to look into it. More letters for the end of your name! We are starting to see GISP-preferred on more job announcements. There’s an exam which you can take before you complete the required experience. It’s a good idea to take it while you aren’t too far out of school. The exam only gets harder as you get further into your specialty.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 14:36

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Very nice.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/10/2016 at 14:37

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Afternoon no sun in an interior office/cube may be worse.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:45

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I will say everyonce in a rare while someone will pull into the parking spot right outside my window and I’ll feel like I’m about to get run over. Hasn’t happened yet though lol

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:49

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A bracket to accommodate bigger brakes for the rear of the wagon. I 3d print the brackets to fit test, but this has been proving to be rather difficult, since I wanted to retain the stock caliper for E-brake purposes. I may just have to ditch that idea and settle for a line lock and leaving the car in gear just in case.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/10/2016 at 14:50

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Hope he takes it to heart. I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard a professional musician said they “settled” with a career music, but I get what you’re saying. I also love maps and enjoy my work most days. It’s not exactly as creative as I might like, but I’ve found outlets to keep me fulfilled in that respect.

You should get this and start learning/playing: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgi… .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 14:53

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Very cool project. I really enjoyed learning AutoCAD back in the day (1997?), but I probably haven’t used it for almost 10 years.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 14:54

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That peripheral vision fight or flight instinct kicking in!

TheRealBicycleBuck > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:55

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I’ve done both. My current desk gets way too much sun. My wife likes to call my home office “the cave”.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/10/2016 at 14:56

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Yeah, it’s probably not a bad idea. I’m 38, but it can’t hurt to have it, that’s for sure!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 14:59

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Hahaha truth.

My setup:

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 15:00

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I like it. I need to find some greenery for my spot.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 15:01

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lol I want to take a class on solid works.. Ive been teaching my self and it has been very slow going...

Im an accountant by trade, but very aggressive DIYer.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 15:03

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I need to learn more aggressiveness!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 15:04

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Haha was provided, we laughed our ass off when we got to these desks.

There’s another guy on the other side of the plant.

These are actually the biggest desks in the office AND I got a window seat.

I’m also about 30 feet away from the CEO’s office door

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 15:07

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So does the plant actually offer some level of privacy? Proximity to CEO can be a positive and a negative.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 15:13

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not really.

And the CEO hasn’t been much of either. Him and the president (who’s right next to his office) are the only 2 in the company I report to. They know I’m good at what I do and just let me do my thing for the most part.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 15:15

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Again its slow going, and since Im smarter than my solid works skills its even more frustrating lol. The Jack of all trades dilemma, but when your successfull, the personal reward is the greatest feeling lol. Get a 3d printer, it’ll change your world.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/10/2016 at 15:18

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That’s a great situation; I’ve had micromanaging bosses in the past, and it can be pretty frustrating.

My office mate’s monitors create enough privacy for the two of us - she faces my direction, but sits 15 feet away.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 15:20

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Nice.

Not a ton of privacy here, I miss that from my old secluded brick area desk, but that’s about it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 15:26

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There’s a place in town where you can pay time and material and use one (and a bunch of other fab stuff). I need to get over there.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 16:35

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Check out: http://www.thingiverse.com/

You can download anything on there for you to print!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 02/10/2016 at 17:10

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I’d heard of this site, but never explored. Will do!

TulsaMtnBiker (OkieRising) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/10/2016 at 17:26

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Located in tulsa?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TulsaMtnBiker (OkieRising) 02/10/2016 at 17:35

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Yup - we’re pretty well settled here for the next few years. Will only head elsewhere if completely necessary. I could have gone to Houston or Midland with Apache.