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22Jul
One Market

Here’s a photo from the inside of One Market — at the bay end of Market Street — which is a full-city-block complex of three office buildings across from the SF ferry building and the Embarcadero Center. The buildings are Spear and Steuart (modern office buildings) and ‘Landmark’ — the former Southern Pacific railroad headquarters.

I worked at One Market for two different tech companies (Autodesk and Salesforce), so it was interesting to continue to see my old Autodesk colleagues when taking the elevator to Salesforce. Also, it was fun to have office celebrations on the various roof terraces — including watching the Blue Angels practice for the annual airshow.

One Market has good shops and restaurants — some of the restaurants are fancy, some are great for office worker lunch. The complex has a nice courtyard for eating — which includes a fountain with a ‘shower’ falling from the ceiling maybe 100 feet above (pictured here). Unfortunately, the covid pandemic caused many of the restaurants to close.

Two more pics — from One Market windows:
18Jul
Holiday Party

Some photos from the Salesforce end-of-year holiday party. It’s a fun, over-the-top event. They rent a large, warehouse-like building in SF on the water (Pier 48) across from the baseball park, have a live band, dancing, games, tons of food and drink — a great time. The bands are usually someone you’ve heard of — last time it was The English Beat. I’ve included a photo of Ann with the band. (Once, I almost got into a fight with the Salesforce co-founder and CTO — but that’s a story for another time.)

We go to this party every time (didn’t happen end of 2020 because of the pandemic), and we hotel in SF to make it easier. Looking forward to the next one.
17Jul
GGB

Here are a couple photos of the Golden Gate Bridge — one without fog, one with. One of the (few) benefits of bussing to/from SF is — you’re higher up than other commuters, and so have a good view of your surroundings.
17Jul
New Heights

View from Salesforce Tower — the new, tallest building in San Francisco. It’s almost like looking out an airplane window. Ironic, because tech companies (like Salesforce) are recognizing with the pandemic that workers can be remote and still be productive — and are reducing their office space commitment in the city. Had Salesforce known about the pandemic and its impact, there might never have been a ‘Salesforce Tower’.