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Mark W 28-07-2003 19:56

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Originally posted by Tricky
How many seats in the biggest call centre?
thats what i would like to know - at matrix court we have around 2000 pcs - tho they aint always being used clearly :)

fraz 28-07-2003 20:02

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Originally posted by Mark W
Relaxing??!! my feet are on the desk to cool off after being run off them all day ;)


Why not just stand on top of one of the air conditioning outlets then (after removing the bins first!!)



:cool:

Mark W 28-07-2003 20:18

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Originally posted by fraz
Why not just stand on top of one of the air conditioning outlets then (after removing the bins first!!)

nah, id rather put up with feet on fire than have to deal with that chilly draft eminating from the floor :grind:

Pritch 28-07-2003 20:42

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Originally posted by Mark W
yep except i work in the dark packed in 'corridor' between the two open areas at the back of the buildng :cry:
The dark packed in bit is the best bit. When there's only two of us in on Fault Operations late at night or early in the morning, all the lights go out and we can pretend that we're not there.

Talking of Fault Operations, I noticed you left us (the pride of the entire building, I'll have you know) out of the picture. :mad:

Edit: No you didn't. I can just about see the end PC in our department sticking out in the fourth picture.

Edit: And what a tidy desk you've got. Have you lot got no work to do or something?

Mark W 28-07-2003 20:56

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Originally posted by Pritch
The dark packed in bit is the best bit. When there's only two of us in on Fault Operations late at night or early in the morning, all the lights go out and we can pretend that we're not there.


*notes that you dont have to move very much at all to trigger the light sensors, but then a sleeping body does not move much i guess*....

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Talking of Fault Operations, I noticed you left us (the pride of the entire building, I'll have you know) out of the picture. :mad:
Im sorry, you think that was an oversite? ;) didnt want to wake you poor faults folk up with the click of my camera.... ;)

anyway - back on topic - still no idea what/where the biggest callcenter is? :(

Pritch 28-07-2003 21:10

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Originally posted by Mark W
anyway - back on topic - still no idea what/where the biggest callcenter is? :(
When Cable and Wireless opened it, Matrix Court was the biggest. Mind you, that was 1999 (I was there at the official opening p*** up), so I guess that it's 209,000sq ft of floorspace has been overtaken now.

Oh, by the way. After nearly four years in the same building, I still can't find my way around the meeting rooms upstairs.

carlingman 28-07-2003 23:47

One for the matrix court workers from some time back.

Does anyone remember the day when a few members from the Caradog House Newport crew visited the place and one of those polystyrene sound deflectors fell from the ceiling.

Seem to recall it waking a few techs up and giving them a nice shock, cant post what was said as the swear filter will nab me.

:D

Mark W 28-07-2003 23:52

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Originally posted by carlingman
One for the matrix court workers from some time back.

Does anyone remember the day when a few members from the Caradog House Newport crew visited the place and one of those polystyrene sound deflectors fell from the ceiling.

Seem to recall it waking a few techs up and giving them a nice shock, cant post what was said as the swear filter will nab me.

you might laugh but there about 8/10 hanging by a thread over pods - and as you can see by the photo, they are a long way up!...

health and safety is obviously a priority :rolleyes:

Lord Nikon 29-07-2003 00:00

Perhaps you should sit there one day and start singing "The Sword Of Damocles" from the Rocky Horror Show? lol

carlingman 29-07-2003 00:21

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Originally posted by Mark W
you might laugh but there about 8/10 hanging by a thread over pods - and as you can see by the photo, they are a long way up!...

health and safety is obviously a priority :rolleyes:

Well i can imagine it is not funny.

But at the time we were there my Team Leader happened to comment on those saying "have any of them ever fallen" then spooky about 2mins after him commenting on that one of them actually did.

:D

Russ 29-07-2003 10:10

What you should have done was to take photos of the callcentre on the weekends, then everyone would be able to see why it's so difficult to get through :D

handyman 29-07-2003 11:02

*wonders if he shuld post the fancy dress pics?

Will take digi cam to work and put up some pics of our :)
its tiny though.

OO How tidy is matrix?

Pritch 29-07-2003 11:27

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Originally posted by handyman
OO How tidy is matrix?
Fairly tidy. In theory everybody should be hot-desking, so there's not much stuff lying about anyway. If you visit my desk, it's covered in crap though. But my department is hidden behind a screen, so I don't care.

Theodoric 14-08-2003 13:23

Re the first piccie. Are those 3 juggling balls I see on your desk?

Re the last piccie. Those machines look remarkably similar to those in the control room of the crashed spaceship in Alien. :)

duncant403 14-08-2003 15:55

Speaking of large buildings, I have been round what was (don't know if it still is) the longest building in Europe - at a third of a mile long...
(The Vickers' tank factory - not sure if it's still open though).


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