Working away from the office

So, I've been working in a different office (only a few blocks away from my real office) for a week now. It is amazing how much different things can be when you are not working in the same building as you colleagues.

There is quite a feeling of disconnection. We go over daily for stand-up and talk about what we've been working on and what we will be working on that day, but it feels like we are visitors and don't necessarily belong there.

It seems like we don't know what is going on in the office, and I am not sure how much they know about how things are going for us either.

Thankfully, our manager has decided to set up weekly lunch dates between the groups so we get to get together and talk about what has been going on and just hang out for a while. Today I attended my first one (I was out of the office for the official first lunch together). It was a lot of fun. We didn't really talk work, but we just kind of hung out and ate pizza and talked. It was a great way to get to know the other people in the office.

I hope that when we are done working in the other office that we will continue this tradition (perhaps a little less frequently). It will just be a nice way to get to know everyone and just unwind.