New building

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/21/2018 at 18:26 • Filed to: None

Went to see the new building I will be moving into soon

Pros and cons time

pros :

Flagship building for the company, many fancies

half the distance and traffic of my commute

Covered parking that fits my cruiser WITH the roof rack on.

No more parking space fights with crappy pizza place

No more homeless people sleeping in front of the door or throwing up in the bushes outside my window

fancy new desks

cons:

Long walks to and from parking

Open plan workspace - boo.

building full of C level leaders and hungry go getters means the casual dress code goes bye bye

Colorful c oworker batner likewise goes bye bye

No new eatery options...exactly the same stuff I have now

one single stall bathroom for about 75 people. W hy would they do that?

did I me ntion how much I hate open plan workspaces? I do.

All-in-all it will be a good move. The commute cut alone is going to be great.

DISCUSSION (40)

LOREM IPSUM > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 18:41

The single stall bathroom for 75 people sounds completely unacceptable. Like, there oughta be a law. In fact, there might be a law. Maybe worth looking into, because that seems absolutely unreasonable.

You're gonna go from bums puking in the bushes, to employees shitting and pissing in them out of necessity.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 18:41

We have two bathrooms for 5 people. I am getting toilet anxiety just thinking about that.

HammerheadFistpunch > LOREM IPSUM
08/21/2018 at 18:42

The floor has a 4 stall unit around the corner, but there are more people over there too.

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/21/2018 at 18:43

yeah, I looked for more bathrooms on the floorplan thinking they couldn’t be right. It is. there are 5 total mens stalls on the floor that will house 75 full time people and 2-3 times that in classrooms often.

LOREM IPSUM > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 18:44

Ah, well, probably within legal minimums then. Presumably, anyway. Maybe.

I'd still consider pissing in the office of whomever approved that though.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 18:44

Cons:

Not adjacent to pizza

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden
08/21/2018 at 18:45

Trust me, you want no part of Big Daddy’s Pizza. Its like...and I can’t believe I’ m writing this...discount little caesars .

HammerheadFistpunch > LOREM IPSUM
08/21/2018 at 18:45

The thought has occurred .

His Stigness > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 18:48

So open floor plans has migrated from residential buildings to commercial buildings? SAD!

His Stigness > LOREM IPSUM
08/21/2018 at 18:51

File an ADA complaint for too few bathrooms.

“So, what’s your disability?”

“I don’t like people.”

“Im sorry, sir, but that’s not a disability.”

“Yes it is. I’m physically incapable of being around people that are stupid.”

“Bur sir, not everyone is stupid.”

“Have you been outside lately?”

HammerheadFistpunch > His Stigness
08/21/2018 at 18:53

HammerheadFistpunch > His Stigness
08/21/2018 at 18:55

indeed. bigly sad.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:00

Outside of the bathroom, I see no bigly negatives. Nice work.

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:05

Allow me to add to your sadness about bathrooms. More people means longer waits, yes, but waits are not the main problem. The main problem is that, as more people use a single stall, you have a greater chance of people painting the seat yellow, standing on the the seat and leaving boot marks, pissing on the floor, and generally defiling the area.

When you need the only handicap stall on the floor, you also have to deal with extra long waits because everyone wants the big stall if they have a choice (I guess, cause ‘Murica?).

Oh, sorry, that last bit was me projecting. Never mind.

lone_liberal > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:09

As someone who has done the open plan work space I second your opinion of it. Who actually likes that shit? I should say, who likes that shit that actually has to sit out in the open? Because I’m sure there’s someone who sits in a private office who thinks it’s great.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > LOREM IPSUM
08/21/2018 at 19:12

There is, but it’s cumulative across the entire building : https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IBC2012/chapter-29-plumbing-systems

HammerheadFistpunch > Chariotoflove
08/21/2018 at 19:15

Thankfully im probably the most low brow guy in the building so odds of good shi tter ettiquite is high

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove
08/21/2018 at 19:18

I like the big stall because the toilet is higher off the ground.

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/21/2018 at 19:26

Interesting , it’s not at my workplace.

But regardless, I would say to think about what courtesy dictates should someone who cannot use another stall come in while you are doing business, and let that be your guide.

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/21/2018 at 19:27

You hiring?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove
08/21/2018 at 19:32

Agreed! I always thought that toilets had to be standard chair height and that was why the chair accessible toilets were about 1.5" taller.

Kinja'd!!!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:33

Does this mean slightly less or slightly worse than the cheapest little Totino’s? The ones that literally cost a buck and a half several years ago? The ones with no crust edge on them, just Pizza Sheet Product.

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/21/2018 at 19:39

Image a pizza the size of little Cesar’s but with less investment

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:43

So Totino’s might be cheaper still, but I’d argue they’re sort of vaguely competent.

Kinja'd!!!

So little cheese and sauce they’re kind of like a decorated pita cracker, and with sort of Imitation Ham Pepperoni... but that being said, for being that and sort of edible I think they nailed it.

facw > HammerheadFistpunch
08/21/2018 at 19:56

My company’s new HQ is open plan, and I basically started working out of conference rooms about three-quarters of the time (they at least were smart enough to put in lots of small ones). Even setting aside the fact that having that many people moving around me sets off some serious anxiety, it’s loud, it’s distracting, the HVAC is awful, you don’t want to collaborate with colleagues because you’re disturbing two dozen people or so when you are taking, same problem with taking phone calls or being on remote meetings at you desk. I’m sure you save some on your real estate by having higher emplo yee density, and it probably does look better than your standard carpeted cube farm, but it has to be a drain on productivity.