Star Brick Works

Being over here in Sorabji Compound near the Wadaj Bus Terminus means it’s always loud. You can hear the buses pulling in and out all day long. At Star Brick Works, we deal with a lot of dust and heavy lifting. Juna Wadaj is a busy place, and our spot in the compound is tucked away but still easy enough to find if you know the area. We spend most of our time outside or in the shed. It’s not the kind of job where you wear a suit. My hands are usually dirty by ten in the morning. We have piles of materials everywhere and the trucks come in at odd hours. Sometimes the weather makes things hard, like when it rains and the ground gets all muddy, but we just deal with it. We’ve been at this location for a good bit now. The neighbors in the compound are mostly other small businesses. We all kind of know each other. It’s a practical setup. We don't have a fancy office with air conditioning. Just a table, some chairs, and a phone that rings quite a bit. It’s a straightforward way to make a living. We just focus on the bricks and making sure the orders are ready when people come to pick them up. It’s a steady job and it keeps us busy from sunrise until we close up the gates.