I moved offices today. Actually, to be more precise, professional movers moved offices for me sometime last night. In order to prevent us unfit computer nerd types from injuring ourselves moving stuff, MS has a policy that all office moves be done by professional movers, even if its just to an office down the hall. All I had to do was to pack my non-computer stuff in boxes and the movers will take care of the rest. One thing I was especially impressed with was that they took note of how my various computer systems were connected (which is quite complicated) and set up my systems in exactly the same way in my new office.
The reason I’m moving offices is so that I can be closer to the rest of my team. Due to space constraints when I first started 4 months ago, I had to be placed in an office on the first floor while the rest of my team was on the third floor on the other side of the building. It made collaboration (more like question-asking) rather inconvinent. Now that someone on my team has moved on to another position, a space opened up for me on the third floor and I was quickly moved upstairs. I like my new office, its brighter and much bigger. I’m still sharing it with someone else though, but my officemate, who is also on my team, is a cool guy. He has had lots of experience in the computer industry and I really enjoy talking to him and listening to his experiences. Here’s a photo of my new office. My table’s the one on the right side.
I’m already experiencing the advantages of being closer to my team. I feel more motivated at work, perhaps because people around me are working on the same stuff as I am but more likely because my manager’s office is just 2 doors away and I can’t slack off too much… hehe… 
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