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January 07, 2004

The Big Move Commeth

Well, the renovations are officially complete at work, and the sales move-in begins this Friday. Naturally, I'm quite excited, but I'm also dreading the amount of work that this move back will require. I spoke with Kyle during lunch about the move, and we both agreed that if we bust our asses, we can probably get it all done and working by late Friday night.

Granted, I don't like the idea of working Friday night, but it beats the hell out of coming back in on Saturday. I don't care how late we need to be there either. Hell, when we were moving sales to their temporary digs, we were there till 3am. Larry had to pull us out of there because he couldn't stay awake anymore ... so I think we can prolly do what's needed to get the job done.

On another note, I'm really enjoying my new office. I wasn't sure if I would miss the window or not, but now that it's said and done with, I could honestly care less. After all, there is a window right outside of my office that lets in plenty of light during the day, so it's all good. I also must admit that I'm in a situation where I just have too much room. Mind you, I'm not complaining, but the reality is that I was so crammed into my old office that all of my stuff is really spread out and I even have room to spare. Kyle and I have joked that we need to put a couch in the office and hook up the projector to watch movies.

I'm very happy with how this whole renovation project has turned out. Even though I was rushed to make many of the decisions that were made in regards to the infrastructure and ordering necessary items, it all really came off without a hitch. I've been able to add room for growth that will most likely outlast the people that are all there. I'd even probably say that when they do the next round of renovations, there's a good chance that sales won't have outgrown what was already there. The best part is that you can expand every item that the IT department is responsible for with minimal effort.

Time to toot my own horn: I'm a damn good IT manager. I don't care if other people don't agree ... I am a damn good IT manager. I've been able to take the station and completely turn it around within a years time. It's not the same place as when I first started. I owe a large part of my success to great support from those above me, and even more support from Kyle ... who has been there whenever I needed him.

Thanks Kyle.

Posted by ed at 07:37 PM | Comments (0)