TOW#468 — New work premises
I think my colleagues will make fun of me for a while once they see this title, because over the last few months I’ve been so preoccupied with finding new offices that I’ve been having trouble sleeping.
Either my demands are too great or what’s on offer on the market is simply not what I need. We found a lot of places, but everything we visited didn’t meet our requirements and so we still can’t find anything appropriate.
The company’s employees jokingly ask “what kind of place would be appropriate?!” Nevertheless, when searching for a new space, several needs and conditions need to be taken into account:
- The future — new offices should meet the needs of the future growth or decline of your business. It’s normal to need larger offices if you plan to develop a company, but unfortunately the same is true if you’re planning the opposite;
- Layout — the current layout of the rooms in which employees work doesn’t correspond to the organogram you have, whereas with a correct setup you’ll increase the efficiency of your colleagues’ work;
- Cost — over time, rents decrease in relation to the size of the space that’s on offer. It’s worthwhile checking out the prices from time to time, you’ll be surprised;
- Accessibility — new premises should be more accessible than previous ones, both for your employees and for potential clients. They should have parking or public transport options nearby;
- Light — we all know that natural light is best for lighting workplaces, and so the new workspace should have better and more natural light;
- Technologies — during this time of Internet and constant dependence on it, you shouldn’t even think for a moment about the new offices not having a sound technical infrastructure;
- Temperature — it’s very important to consider whether it’ll be easy to warm up or cool down. Whether it’s connected to the city’s heating grid or has central heating, or something else. If it’s central heating, electricity prices will be high during the winter, which should be included in the financial planning, but don’t forget that you won’t be paying much during the summer;
- Age of the premises — I’m sure that you don’t want to move from one old place into another… the least you should be looking for is something better than where you are now, of course, only if you can afford it;
- Owners — you’ll be surprised, but the kind of owner you have now and what you expect from the new one is very important for the future of your company. Everything seems nice with property owners during negotiations, but as soon as move in you’ll see their true nature.
So, when you give a bit more importance to all these things that I’m looking for from the new offices, you’ll see how difficult it is to find something appropriate that’ll satisfy at least some of them. After that you’ll have to think about all the equipment you need to put inside, but that’s a totally different topic.
Wishing me success with finding new premises, and you success with the changes to come,
@kalin.babusku
“Tip of the Week” Team member
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