A cleaning company. Actually, a whole group of companies. One does the cleaning, another mows lawns, a third repairs apartments, a fourth washes cars, and a fifth ensures cleanliness in restaurants, and so on. They have a fleet of about 50 vehicles and an office building made of glass and concrete. The office is neat and tidy, with motivational posters like “Cleaning is a profession.” Or advertising posters featuring idiots. One idiot is driving a lawnmower tractor and not paying attention to where he’s going. Another idiot is cutting a carrot with a knife in his hand(!) and not looking at the knife. A third idiot is mindlessly poking a screwdriver into a plastic water pipe. Another silly girl is wiping a window with a cloth while also looking away. All the idiots are smiling. The owner of the company is an elderly, kind grandfather, resembling a retired military man with a mustache who looks like he could be working as a janitor. I learned that he is the owner from my partner. The owner comes to the office earlier than everyone else. He also runs around turning off the lights behind us.
The office of the company is a bureaucratic setup for about 60 people. There are spacious rooms, work desks, each equipped with two monitors on stands. The furniture is simple, but there are plenty of excellent restrooms. There’s a shower, a storage room, and a lawn of its own. There’s also a magnificent meeting area with palm trees and a tented canopy in the middle of the lobby.
We installed air conditioners. Can you put in 4 air conditioners in 2 days? Exactly. The building’s design really helps. The panels are easy to work with, both inside and outside the office. It’s very convenient. The outdoor units can be placed directly on the ground. There’s space for that between the office and the road, neatly covered by a well-trimmed hedge. The only issues we faced were with the distance from the indoor unit to the outdoor one and the “logistics” of the cables and pipes. Plus, the installation area is inherently dusty. That same road dust that they expect you to breathe in. And you’re sitting in it on your knees for half the day.