Running An Office With Staff - GoFuckYourself.com

Wade · 07-03-2003, 07:18 PM

About 3yrs ago we decided to get a small office and a couple of employees, we had been working at home for the 2 years prior.
It was a big decision but one we thought was the right step to take, we started with 2 staff, then moved quickly to 3, by the end of the first 6 months we had about 10 staff and we were starting to run out of room, so we moved to a higher level in the same building with more space.

The end of the second yr on our lease was just about up and we had grown to more than 20 people, we knew it was time to move again but we had to look for a new building as this one was no longer suitable.

We found a larger office in a nicer part of town, by this time our staff had actually shrunk down to about 15 people, but then over the course of 6 months blew out to 25, its now back down to 20. Which for us is a pretty comfortable level.

Most of our staff comprises of designers, the rest are programmers, admin, accounting, and marketing.

I was wondering what kind of setup do other GFYer's have?
Work from home?
Have staff but they work from home and just talk to you on icq?
Employ cheap labour in other countries?
Running an office and all the headaches that come with it?
Working for yourself but looking to take people on?

gothweb · 07-03-2003, 07:20 PM

I work from home.

EscortBiz · 07-03-2003, 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by Wade
About 3yrs ago we decided to get a small office and a couple of employees, we had been working at home for the 2 years prior.
It was a big decision but one we thought was the right step to take, we started with 2 staff, then moved quickly to 3, by the end of the first 6 months we had about 10 staff and we were starting to run out of room, so we moved to a higher level in the same building with more space.

The end of the second yr on our lease was just about up and we had grown to more than 20 people, we knew it was time to move again but we had to look for a new building as this one was no longer suitable.

We found a larger office in a nicer part of town, by this time our staff had actually shrunk down to about 15 people, but then over the course of 6 months blew out to 25, its now back down to 20. Which for us is a pretty comfortable level.

Most of our staff comprises of designers, the rest are programmers, admin, accounting, and marketing.

I was wondering what kind of setup do other GFYer's have?
Work from home?
Have staff but they work from home and just talk to you on icq?
Employ cheap labour in other countries?
Running an office and all the headaches that come with it?
Working for yourself but looking to take people on?

LMFAO

arial · 07-03-2003, 07:26 PM

Me and my partner work from home, we use to have a small office in my apartment before he moved to Rome. Then again we don't have a big operation going on, just enough for us to get by.

Pipecrew · 07-03-2003, 07:31 PM

PPC has about 35 full time employees, Fluffer girls, Valet parking, the works.

Wade · 07-03-2003, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by EscortBiz

LMFAO

Whats so funny dude?

Just wanted to have a chat with some other GFYer's who know about running a business day in day out. Always curious to know how others are doing things and learning from them.

07-03-2003, 07:18 PM	#1
Wade Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 253	Running An Office With Staff About 3yrs ago we decided to get a small office and a couple of employees, we had been working at home for the 2 years prior. It was a big decision but one we thought was the right step to take, we started with 2 staff, then moved quickly to 3, by the end of the first 6 months we had about 10 staff and we were starting to run out of room, so we moved to a higher level in the same building with more space. The end of the second yr on our lease was just about up and we had grown to more than 20 people, we knew it was time to move again but we had to look for a new building as this one was no longer suitable. We found a larger office in a nicer part of town, by this time our staff had actually shrunk down to about 15 people, but then over the course of 6 months blew out to 25, its now back down to 20. Which for us is a pretty comfortable level. Most of our staff comprises of designers, the rest are programmers, admin, accounting, and marketing. I was wondering what kind of setup do other GFYer's have? Work from home? Have staff but they work from home and just talk to you on icq? Employ cheap labour in other countries? Running an office and all the headaches that come with it? Working for yourself but looking to take people on? __________________ www.BlueDesignStudios.com ICQ : 1380208 Email : [email protected]

07-03-2003, 07:20 PM	#2
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	I work from home. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

07-03-2003, 07:26 PM	#4
arial Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bay Area Posts: 4,012	Me and my partner work from home, we use to have a small office in my apartment before he moved to Rome. Then again we don't have a big operation going on, just enough for us to get by.

07-03-2003, 07:31 PM	#5
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	PPC has about 35 full time employees, Fluffer girls, Valet parking, the works.