Here’s my story of work environment…
In fact, this was my first business where I had a so-called “office.” Well, not really an office, but more like a hellishly hott steambox. The first bay we got was about 80 sq ft. Yea, that didn’t last too long, only about 2 months and it was overflowing.
So the next move was to get a bigger space. This time it was around 500 sq ft and a nice step up. Well, being young and not really understanding much about warehouses I worked out of here doing everything there was in the business. From receiving containers full of tires, stacking rims, mounting wheels, filling the tires with air ,balancing the rims, packaging the wheels and tires in a box or wrapping them with stretch wrap so they wouldn’t get scratched on the FedEx truck, returning phone calls, placing orders, doing deals, posting on ebay, creating a website, …………….
I did it all…
The best part was this warehouse was on average 95 degrees EVERYDAY! Some days, actually most days, I dreaded going into the warehouse to do all of the above. I mean it was freaking HOTT!
My orders started to lack, I slowed down my postings on ebay, I was behind on some orders… things just were not fun in that warehouse. It’s because of my work environment. The sweat dripping down my face didn’t help much.
Well, it gets better…
About a year later, I move into a 3 bay warehouse, probably about a 1,500 sq ft place. One space was for my wheels, tires, boxes, mini-heatbox “office”, and just junk. And the other two were for my car – my project car. A 1992 Black Mustang coupe, no engine, just the shell. It was a beauty I had all the intention to fix this sucker up.
But I didn’t you know why?
My Work Environment Was Killing Me!
In fact, I got robbed the first day I moved into this bigger heatbox. $3,000 gone – like that.
The heat, the stolen goods, it all took a toll on me. My environment halted my growth.
I remember reading back in high school about a scientist who went into a factory and saw that product was down. So he installed some lamps and lights above the workers and productivity grew by 25%. It’s true…
So if you work alone, go for a walk, get some fresh air at least 3-4 times per day. Go outside, sunshine is what brings us energy. Start your day off with a swim, a run, a jog, a 100 push ups. Get your blood pumping…
BONUS: I did a call with two of my good friends Justin Zimmerman and Jon Jonas about the importance of work environment. I’m going to run down an edit and post it up in the next couple of days. You’ll like it…
[techtags: chris-brisson, environment, factory-worker, work-environment, work-space, work-sucks]
