Getting There: Northern Adventure to NetworkLabs

NetworkLabs is located inside UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub. We went there on March 8, 2013 (Friday). It's our second company field trip. Hooray!

I assure you that I didn't get lost this time because I joined a convoy to get to the venue, but sadly I was still late. It was easier this time around I guess, because 1.) we had our professor with us to lead the driver, 2.) I was with my other classmates so if we get lost, at least we get lost together.

One thing you should know about me is that I'm a southern girl and I have a slight motion sickness. Our driver, as I quote one of my other classmate, was crazy. I was in the middle area of the Innova and I still wanted to have a tight grip on the handles and maybe even have my seat belt on. It felt like a really long drive, to be honest. And there were even issues when entering the venue. All I can remember is that there were a lot of guard posts. I couldn't blame them for stopping us, security is essential of course.

This one of my northern adventures because I'm from the South and I rarely go to Quezon City on commute, or at least convoy. I recognize the place because I passed by it when I went to Marikina or some other place at North.

Upon getting inside, we had a taste of how cool the design of their office through their pantry (note: I inserted a pun there, I hoped you saw it). Their office was divided into two themes: Finland and Philippines. The second floor pantry where our talk was held, had the Finland theme. Their walls had pictures of a scenic lake and the floor were covered with rock pictures or they were colored blue. They were trying to recreate or to give their employees a feel of what I think is a Finland lake dock. They even had ropes and boat shaped chairs and tables to stay true to the theme, which is really cool.

The talk was basically about NetworkLabs' humble origin and how they were able to achieve success and maintain it through the years. They also talked about opportunities within their organization. They have a very meticulous screening process in order to filter out the best in order to be the best.

They also gave us a tour around their offices. They practice equality where managers don't have a separate offices which makes them more approachable.