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Working on the Subway

Posted by Patrick on Saturday, July 28, 2007

This week my work moved my department from a quiet peaceful office building back into the main newspaper building. For the most part its very nice, I'm now sharing an office (instead of being cubicle'd) and I get to work face-to-face with a larger group of people.

The main building, because it is a newspaper, houses a gigantic printing-press-conveyor-belt system that is an engineering marvel to behold. Daily papers are printed, sorted, and stacked across a gigantic warehouse expanse. It's great to watch it through the observation windows above, and it's directly below our new office. And it is loud. Volume Set to Eleven loud.

That loudness finds its way into our office for almost 2/3 of the day. It's exactly what I'd imagine doing web-design on a subway would be like. Lots of loud noises that start and then stop after twenty or so minutes, followed by room-shaking. Complaining about the noise gets you You'll get use to it responses from people, so hopefully I will get use to it. I'm also considering the purchase of some noise canceling headphones

The good news though, is that my new digs are a shorter walk from where I park, which means less hobo-accosting.