We downsized the office but not the people... [View all]

[Phentex]

employees have scattered to the wind, updating their home offices, getting new computers and software upgrades and we said come take whatever ya want (chairs, bookcases, etc.) It felt nice to clean out and clear out. We had a lot of outdated stuff that wasn't being used.

The new space is brighter and half the size of the old space. There are a couple of "hot" desks and space for laptops if anyone shows up at the same time. Good walking distance to all kinds of stuff. It's very quiet though but not much different from the past year.

The only thing I cannot figure out is the notary who now works from home. And before anyone says use the bank or UPS store, I can do that but it's a royal pain. Banks sometimes only have one at the branch and I used to have to wait up to 45 minutes for a 20 second transaction. Often I get requests for several notarized forms in a single day and that's a bunch of time spent on it. Don't get me started on parking and construction traffic. The client doesn't care how much time I have to spend on it and they often want it right away. Again, just annoying but necessary.

But the work seems to be getting done with people actually HAPPIER to work from home. No more nightmarish Atlanta commutes.

Too bad it took a pandemic to make people realize this can be done. I think we will enjoy seeing each other a lot more at this year's holiday party!