Origin Overseas

Our business is based at C 37, which is a simple address for a simple operation. We deal with overseas shipments, so we spend a lot of time looking at maps and checking schedules. The office is just a regular room with a few desks pushed together. We don't have any expensive artwork or fancy carpets. The walls are a plain off-white, and the only thing on them is a map of the world that has been there since we started. We do a lot of our work over the phone and through email. It’s a lot of waiting for people in different time zones to wake up and reply to us. Sometimes the office feels a bit empty when we are waiting on a big order, but then it gets incredibly hectic all of a sudden. We don't have a receptionist, so whoever is closest to the phone just picks it up. The furniture is a mix of things we’ve picked up over the years. It’s not a coordinated look, but it’s comfortable enough for an eight-hour shift. There is a small window that doesn't open all the way, but it lets in enough breeze to keep things from getting too stuffy. We just try to be honest about what we can do and make sure we don't overpromise things. It’s a straightforward way of working that has served us well so far at this location.