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Phate

03-04-2009, 02:14

As well as being self employed I'm contracted by a couple of companies to do IT Support work here and there etc.

Just had an email asking me to work all day Saturday - fine by me :)

Here's the email...

"Hi Jake, just a quick one for you do you remember the company? ****

Well they are moving offices (just 2 floors up) so we need you to go (blah blah blah blah)

To confirm, it's just unplugging it, moving it 2 floors up, then plugging it back in what could possibly go wrong?"

I think I need to find a new employer LOL....can see massive headache coming on Saturday.

Garp

03-04-2009, 04:30

How can it fail.. let me count thy ways..

Mark

03-04-2009, 09:16

You're doomed. ;D

Burble

03-04-2009, 09:33

Office moves are never, ever as simple as they sound no matter how far things have to be moved.

We've got an office move coming up in Munich in a couple of weeks but they've planned to move the weekend I'm in New York so it'll be down to the minions to deal with the problems :D

Phate

03-04-2009, 12:05

Well if they need to contract someone in ;)

Wryel

03-04-2009, 13:54

I moved 12 traders once (they were rearranging their desks), stayed 2 hours on Friday, worked 9am-12am Saturday and 9-5 Sunday. Have fun though yeah? I'm going to the zoo!

iCraig

03-04-2009, 13:57

Yep, always problems. Enough power sockets, spaced properly for the setups, same story with network sockets. Moving networks and IP address changes for servers to be sorted with. I've never witnessed an office move with zero problems. There's always *something*

Blighter

03-04-2009, 14:04

I bet you forget to plug something in/turn something on and it takes you hourrssss to figure it out :D

Burble

03-04-2009, 14:58

There's always *something*

Unfortunately so.

The stumbling block we faced when moving offices in Sweden a few years ago (when I was off relaxing in Seattle - convenient!) was that building had no electricity supply. That was much fun as the lease expired on the old building the day after they were due to move into the new building.

semi-pro waster

03-04-2009, 18:43

Unfortunately so.

The stumbling block we faced when moving offices in Sweden a few years ago (when I was off relaxing in Seattle - convenient!) was that building had no electricity supply. That was much fun as the lease expired on the old building the day after they were due to move into the new building.

It might just be me but that seems like a pretty big oversight on someones part to not notice there was no power at all. :D

Good luck with the move Phate, maybe you'll be fortunate enough to have it go smoothly. :)

Phate

04-04-2009, 09:27

Cheers guys. Just getting ready now. Let the headaches begin :D

Justsomebloke

04-04-2009, 09:55

Hopefully there'll be a few ladys there to flirt with & help the day pass quickly, Good Luck. :)

Phate

04-04-2009, 10:02

Hopefully there'll be a few ladys there to flirt with & help the day pass quickly, Good Luck. :)

I've been to the office before...

Not a single woman :'(

But thanks, as much as I'm dreading it I'm looking forward to the challenge.

Phate

04-04-2009, 11:47

Well I'm in London and the Client changed the time from half 11 till half 1....so I'm right next door to it...and I'm in the Apple store on Regent street!

Opened up this MBP and typed in boat-drinks and someone had been on here before.....which one of you was it :p

Blighter

05-04-2009, 00:01