So I moved offices on Monday, and I think it's time to give an in-depth analysis of the change. I moved from the 5th floor to the exact same office on the 6th floor. Same size, same location, setup, everything.
Things I gained (score, on 1-10 scale):
Whiteboard and supplies (7) -- Definite bonus. Would be higher, but it doesn't erase well and is a little small. Would be lower, but previous tenant left some Expo wipes that clean it well. Would be higher, but why should I have to use wet wipes on a dry erase board? 7 is about right. Also, makes it so my movable shelf has to be up on the back desk rather than the floor.
Random Files (-2) -- Not sure what they are, but I have to keep them, because that's how things work there. Nothing can be thrown out; it just gets passed on to the new guy. Take up what was previously my food drawer. Might be useful at some later date, or else would be lower.
Picture of Pentagon with flag on it (3) -- This hangs above the window to the hall. Doesn't do much, but I have a hard time dissing it or taking it down.
Dust (-5) -- My old office was cleaned before I got there, but this one had some wear and tear. Fantastik and I taught it a lesson, though.
Random computer parts (2) -- Take up space in my file cabinet, but I have nothing to put there anyway. Spare keyboard, mouse, Zip disks, and other odds and ends. Good for backups. Also, if I'm ever trapped in the building and there's an acid leak or something, I can definitely MacGyver those into something useful. Let's make it a (5) then.
Other random office supplies (2) -- Some gewgaws and gimcracks that might be useful and take up what was unused space anyway.
Lunch Tray (5) -- Can return to the glory days of college with tray sledding, if it ever snows down here. Might get busted for stealing from the cafe.
Broken Doorstop (-3) -- Came right out of the concrete. More of a doorslow now. Hopefully will be replaced.
Broken Desk (2) -- Was negative, but I fixed it, and my manliness was affirmed with the use of tools to fix something broken, so it's a plus now. The doorslow project requires tools I don't have, which might reduce my manliness, but I apparently don't care.
Things I lost:
Doug, guy across the hall (-10) -- He was cool. Plays bass at church, knows where Pizza (the) Hutt and the Greek place and other hot lunch spots are. Showed me secret candy stash. His replacement, John, gave me random files to add to my random file collection. Doug gave me no files. This might change if John displays coolness
Graveyard feel (3) -- My old hall was D-E-A-D. Lots of vacant office. Good for focusing, bad for morale. I like morale, so people are good. Plus, most of the people I work with are on the 6th floor, so that makes things good. But now it's easier for them to demand stuff from me, so that makes things bad. I still say it's good.
5th Floor convenience (-4) -- I live on the 5th floor, I worked on the 5th floor. 50% of the time I was in an elevator, I hit "5". No longer the case. This will confuse me for a while.
Other Notes:
Free candy stash farther away, but good (pay for) candy stash closer. I'll still use both, so it's a wash.
My chair came with me. That's important, but adds no points.
Let's tally the results! 27 points on the good side of the new office, and 24 against the move. Looks like the 6th floor wins! Pretty close though. That MacGyver bonus for the computer parts came up HUGE for pro-move. MacGyver = Adam Vinateri. So I guess I'm for the move then. Good to have the numbers out there to prove it.
