[24th graduate] [Shikoku Office] I tried office relocation work [Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture]

Introduction

My name is Okarin and I joined Beyond as a new graduate this year, working in the System Solutions Department.
The first job I did after being assigned to the Shikoku office was this relocation work.
This time, I would like to write about office relocation work from the perspective of a new graduate who doesn't know what's right and what's left.

overview

The relocation work involved moving luggage from Masami Ryokan, where the old office was located, to the new office, which is about a 5-minute walk away, and doing some light DIY.
The new office is a renovated old private house with a calm atmosphere.

*For information about the old office, please see past articles written by other members.

[Business trip report] Infrastructure engineer to Shikoku office (Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture)

 

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three days , excluding preparations In addition to three people from the Shikoku office, including myself, Osaka and Yokohama came to help with the relocation work.
This blog is an article about relocation work from the perspective of a new graduate.

Advance preparation

In preparation, I moved some of my belongings to a position where they would be easier to carry.
We didn't move items that required a large number of people, such as large desks, but mainly carried out surplus monitors and chairs.

It didn't take long to transport and sort each item.

If I had to choose something that took a long time to prepare,
it would be preparation

I joined Beyond as a new graduate and spent three months undergoing training in Osaka.
In mid-June, when the training was mostly completed, I moved to Miyoshi City, where the Shikoku office is located.

I came to Miyoshi City for two days in terms of business days.
Before I knew it, the moving date had arrived.
We were told in advance that we would be doing some moving work and that people would be coming from places like Osaka to do the moving work.

The personnel dispatched to the office are all superiors, left and right.
Some of them have been very helpful to me during my training and I have a deep relationship with them.
Then, for some reason, I felt so much pressure that I could only sleep at night, and
the day finally came.

Day 1

Unfortunately, the first day started with cloudy skies as we were in the rainy season.
Work begins in the afternoon when everyone from Osaka joins us!

Work1-1: Carrying out

The morning started with carrying out luggage from the old office.
Of all the things I had to transport, the most painful thing was the long desk. Of course it's impossible to do alone. It was so heavy that even with two or three people, it was impossible to keep it afloat.
However, the power of numbers is great. I was able to carry out transportation work from the second floor to the first floor while cooperating with senior employees.

As I was carrying my luggage and sweating, the question sometimes crossed my mind, ``Am I a new graduate of an IT company?'' However, that didn't stop me, and I decided to work even harder.

With that, most of our belongings were removed, and the old office became a clean and tidy space with almost no belongings.
Unfortunately, I only worked in this old office for three business days.
However, on the other hand, this also means that you can proudly say that you have been at the new office since the time you moved there At this point, I decided to put more effort into relocation work.

Work1-2: Assembly

The next task was to assemble the chairs and vacuum cleaners used for work.

As I was assembling chairs purchased at a certain furniture store with my senior colleagues, I felt something.

Before the relocation work, I was tasked with creating a work procedure manual as part of training. One of the revisions I received was, ``You should write it clearly, describe what the results will be, and make it easier to understand.''

 What impact does making procedure manuals easier to understand have on users?

I can say that I was extremely lucky to be able to realize this while working in a completely different field.

Work1-3: Weeding work

Once I had finished assembling it to some extent, the next thing I was waiting for was weeding.
The area is mainly the parking lot behind the office.
It was extremely green, and I

started work thinking, ` `If it's grown this far, it would be faster to burn it,'' and
``Maybe it would be better to sow herbicide.''

I think we were lucky in this case that the parking lot was gravel rather than dirt

Because it was gravel, the roots of the plants could not grow that deep.
...If this were soil, I can't even imagine how difficult the work would be.
Probably all three days were spent weeding.

The weeds are falling out at a good pace.
If something cannot be removed or is too long, it is cut with a sickle.
I continued working until the time came, chatting with the seniors I worked with.

Then, when the time comes and the work is finished.
All around me was an idyllic scene of piled up weeds and an indescribable smell of plants.

After washing my hands, the first day of the relocation work was over.

Afterwards, they held a drinking party to reward their hard work.
Although I was nervous, I think it was a very enjoyable meeting.

second day

Unfortunately it was cloudy on this day.
The second day's work began despite the unfortunate weather.

Work2-1: Assembly

The first task on the second day was assembling what was left.
The first thing I did was assemble the kitchen rack.
I was able to finish this in relatively little time.

After finishing collecting trash from other work areas,
the next step was to set up the tent.

A tent in the office of an IT company?

It's no wonder you're thinking,
"What are you saying all of a sudden?" It's not like I didn't think about it when I was assembling it.

The tent and camping chairs were ready in no time.

These seem to have been made for the purpose of being a resting place while working outside.
The tent protected us from the harsh sunlight that had come in as the weather cleared, and chairs were placed in places where there was no place to rest.
The result was an extremely chill space that is hard to believe is located in the back of an IT company.
However, I had another task to do, so I moved around and enjoyed the space.

Work2-2: Drain all the water from the pond

The part of this relocation work that I enjoyed the most and put a lot of effort into
cleaning the pond .

The new office has a peaceful veranda and a pond, creating the most chill space.
Later on, this place will be reborn by the hands of craftsmen, but that is another story.
This time, I decided to do some kind of preparation/preparation work.

The large pieces of trash that had been floating on the water surface the previous day had already been removed by another person.

The water-resistant trousers I ordered the week before, similar to jumpsuits, can even get wet up to the waist.
I put on rubber gloves and headed out into the field.

The depth is about knee deep.
There was a smell, but the sludge under my feet was like sand. I didn't have any trouble getting around, especially since my feet didn't get stuck.

Equipped with a bucket in hand.
We started by moving it and draining all the water from the pond.

Unfortunately, the work this time was not as glamorous as that famous scene from Best Kid.
This work was quite a bit of muscle training.

At first, it didn't work very well, but as I tried it more times, it gradually became more optimized.
Cooperation with the senior employees who helped us went smoothly, and we were able to drain the water from the pond faster than expected.

The next step is to remove the sludge that has settled to the bottom of the pond.
Use a large, two-handed shovel to scoop up and remove sludge from the bottom of the pond.

The sludge this time was not the usual sludge, but rather smooth, like sea sand.
like I had seen this work before
, I moved the shovel to remove the sludge.

In the sludge, we were able to see the appearance of dragonfly larvae.
On the other hand, I worked silently over and over for tens of minutes, feeling like it was summer.

Sand-like sludge was removed from the bottom of the pond, and water that could not be scooped up with a bucket was also removed.
...For some reason, it reminded me of cleaning the pool.

After cleaning up and receiving a compliment from a senior employee, today's work was over.
On the second day, I was able to sleep comfortably despite feeling dissatisfied with the muscle pain that would appear from tomorrow onwards.

Last day (third day)

Today is the last day of the relocation work.
The new office was mostly cleaned up and looked new, but there was still work left to do.

Work3-1: Varnishing

On the last day, the first job was to varnish the front door.
After removing dust and cobwebs, the process involves applying varnish.

At first, the varnishing process was slow and I was trying my best to catch up with the people who had been in charge of the work the day before.
However, I have experienced various tasks in the past three days.

It didn't happen right away, but I was able to improve to a certain level in a relatively short period of time.
Then, I took the varnish with a brush and applied it to the wall repeatedly, and the work of varnishing the front door was completed.

When I was painting it, I was thinking, ``I wonder if this color is okay?'' But when it dries, it's strange.
It has been transformed into a beautiful wooden entrance.

Work3-2: Moss removal

Yesterday, we literally drained all the water from the pond and almost completely removed the sludge, but there was still work left to do.
This involved removing moss growing along the edge of the pond.

With the help of running water from the hose, I used a deck brush to remove moss from the edges.
Some of the moss was growing in difficult positions, and it was often difficult to apply force to it.
It was difficult to remove it and we had a tough time.

However, other people who were free reached out to help.
He let the other person handle the hose with running water, and he kept an eye on the deck brush as he worked.
Then, we split up the work and polished up the pond for a few minutes.

The pond where Wabi-Sabi used to be is now as beautiful as if it had just been created.

The moss floating in the water when washed was also properly removed, and work on the inside of the pond was now finished.
Later, a killifish was released here.

Work3-3: Weeding work

The next task is a continuation of the first day.
This is the treatment of weeds produced during weeding work.

It may seem like a simple task of just packing the pulled weeds into bags, but it was not an easy task.

As I wrote in each review, unfortunately the weather was bad on the first and second days.
The weeds that were pulled contained water and were quite heavy.
What's more, even though the ground was gravel, it had become muddy because of the rain.
As a result, I ended up using more effort than when I pulled it out.

I don't think it would have been that difficult if it were just weeds that are commonly associated with it.
However, among the weeds we pulled out this time, there were many weeds that were growing very well, so large that we thought they were shrubs, and with strong stems.
When packing them into bags, the hard stems are broken off, and the rebound from the breakage causes water and mud to be splashed on them.

The final number of bags was not enough for the fingers of both hands.
I think all the people in charge of the weeding work felt a sense of accomplishment and fatigue as they saw the bags bursting into tears and looking like they were about to burst.
Thus, the three-day relocation work was completed.

summary

What did you think of this article?

After the relocation work was completed, the new office looked beautiful.

If you are interested in Beyond Co., Ltd.'s Shikoku office after reading this article, why not check out the website below?

There are many delicious food restaurants around the office, so I have fun every day.
Thank you for reading!

◆Infrastructure Engineer Shikoku Office

Infrastructure Engineer (Shikoku/System Solutions Department)