Hey All,
Well, it's a time to settle here at the new offices. Things are falling into their appropriate place, people are getting into a groove, we're all figuring out how to deal with each other and how to get here on time.
Friday of last week we packed up all of our things, the entire CSR HVAC group, the credit department, and the Hearth and Home Department, and moved out to the branch in Valley Forge. Benefits? No city sales tax, so when we shop or eat or get paid, it's 6% tax instead of 8. There's a Wawa right on the corner, gas is only $2.55. The desks are newer, the space is brighter, there's more food, less traffic in the immediate area, and if we have parts questions, bam there's the store right through the door. We're also getting to know the people in the other departments better, which is good. And I'm getting to know people in my department better just based on seating. Bob shares half of a desk, Sam's diagonal from me. Jess is just behind the pole, and Brandon is closer too. Also, I've gotten to wear jeans for the past three days, and I intend on doing it again tomorrow.
Downsides? It takes me an hour and 20 minutes on a good day to get out here. It's consistantly taken me an hour and 45 to 2 hours to get home. It's over 100 miles of driving a day. The traffic on 202 is atrocious. People suck at driving. Some people are unhappy because it's ridiculously far away for some of them. Parking is sometimes interesting, I'm not sure exactly how many spots we get. Also, I don't see my family every day, and no more free lunches from Dad.
On the whole, it's been a pretty good experience. We'll see how I feel when it gets colder and it gets harder for me to get out of bed at 5:45-6 and I'm spending pretty much the entire time it's light outside either at work or on the way home. Beyond that, I enjoy where I live, and I don't mind what I do. The people are good, and so are some of the customers. All in all, I can't complain.
Hope everyone else is doing no worse than that.
