Author Topic: Damn, my commute time doubles in March (Read 1601 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** January 29, 2003, 07:59:20 AM »

Well, our lease runs out in this building in Renton in June, so in March we're moving...its sweet and sour though. Sour because the new building (literally "new" building) is in Issaquah! My commute time almost doubles from 30 min. drive one way to 50 min. drive one way. The sweet is that the new building is beautiful!... and its not Everett! (Everett was on our list of buildings for a possible move, an that would have been a 2 hour commute one-way for me!) I'll be switching my shift to 4 X 10 hour days a week to relieve the milege driven and my days off will be Friday, Sat. and Sun. Here are some pics from inside the building.

Lobby with fireplace (Weird angle, the fireplace is alot bigger than the pic shows, its an "end view" of it)

Edit: Also covered parking (Parking garage, two floors) Gym, showers, locker room in the new building.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2003, 07:59:57 AM »

New Cubicle:

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:00:31 AM »

Cafeteria:

Curval · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:02:10 AM »

Don't be "blinging" on your cellie while you make that 50 minute drive.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:07:05 AM »

Cellie stays off and in the glovebox as usual.

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:09:08 AM »

U have to work in an office?
lazs

Sancho · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:10:48 AM »

nice cubicle

Eagler · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:10:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
New Cubicle:

a new Dilbert desk

guess I've been pretty lucky avoiding the cube screen ... so far

4x10 - wish I had that though

ra · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:18:23 AM »

My commute is 67.5 miles each way. I would love to be able to go to a 4x10 work week. So would my car.

ra

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:20:13 AM »

Cube life is pretty good with these type of "privacy" cubes. I've worked in much worse set-ups.

Yes, Lazs...to think 8 years ago I was a machinist running a 5-Axis Mazak, 3 Axis Enshu...and getting paid quite a bit less!

lazs2 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:25:55 AM »

my commute is 3 minutes but they give me a city truck. I work on 500 acre area. I was a contractor before that.
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:31:03 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
my commute is 3 minutes but they give me a city truck. I work on 500 acre area. I was a contractor before that.
lazs

One of my favorite jobs was workiing outside, when I was younger..in construction. Sounds like a good set up lazs.

lazs2 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:48:10 AM »

naa... you wanna look as beat up as me? I don't know... every time I think I should just stay in the office... I find myself outside in the sun or wind or rain being uncomfortable.
lazs

bounder · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2003, 08:52:49 AM »

My 'workspace' FWIW.
Total Commute time (including breakfast, kid to nursery, coffee - 1hr 40 mins)

Thrawn · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2003, 09:09:03 AM »

Ripsnorts cubical is much large then mine. I guess that makes him the alpha nerd.