DiGi’s Cool Office!
This post will probably top my list as most number of photos in a single post. I was thinking of splitting up the post into separate episodes, but due to time constraint, decided against it.
DiGi's 'I Will Follow You' ads-of-the-moment with that cute Yellow Man being the mascot for what they lack in promotional products , have surely taken Malaysia by storm. What not all people know is just how cool the office these folks who work for DiGi get to hang around in – so cool they have disposed of the need to have fun-stress balls at hand for those terrible days.
I was fortunate enough to visit the D'House (what they call the DiGi headquarters at Shah Alam) on several occasions, and here are the photos. Photos taken from separate tours to DiGi, with permissions from the Corporate Affairs section of DiGi Telecommunications.
May I just say this before I start, 'Your office so nice, I so jeles, can?'
OK, nvm, enough of being sampat.
Lounges and living areas that make the office look more like a hotel more than an office. I could use one of these in the house that I will live in one day.
Washrooms. I think this was on the third floor. Check out the almost-nekkid pictures depicting Female-and-Male washrooms. The cooler one is the Disabled Person's Washroom, photo of the guy in the wheelchair is just so liberating.
Office area, where no one has a fixed cubicle so you can literally plug in wherever you want. In fact, staff are not supposed to sit in the same place more than two days in a row. Oh yeah and the other one is obviously their indoor sports complex.
The folks at DiGi had a family day to get staff to bring their kids in and they painted this cool thing, in the exit stairway area. And their staff-corridors are just so pretty and relaxing.
Meeting rooms are exotic holiday islands. So you can say, 'Hey, let's go to Cuba for our planning meeting,' and literally mean it.
Midgaard is a hospitality meeting area, built with materials from Norway. The room is a gift from DiGi's parent company Telenor. Telenor's concepts of open office and broad strokes of liberalism in their brand management had a very strong influence in the way DiGi now handles its brand affairs.
Oh yeah there's even a Mafia room.
When I first came to DiGi I went, 'OMG YOU HAVE A CLASSY BAKERY IN YOUR OFFICE.'
So envious lah…
Oops, and this, folks, is Mr Frank Chan, the guy who made my visit (and the forthcoming ones) all possible. THANK YOU SO MUCH for being the most generous host, DiGi, for the cool personalized pens in a box that we received at the end of the journey, and for allowing readers to see what's it like to be working at D'House at Subang HiTech.
OK The End. Hope tomorrow gets less taxing. Ta!
March 21st, 2007 at 12:45 pm
I’ve just realised how shallow I can be…I’d be so ready to drop everything and join DiGi just based on how gorgeous their office is
March 21st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
WOw~! I’m gonna try “smuggling” in 1 fine day, anyway to do so? bet their security is tight.. hehe nothing serious no worries, just very impressed with the working environment..
March 21st, 2007 at 2:33 pm
oh my goodness! thats just tooo tempting. i’m gonna have to agree with Shan and add to it that i really dont mind being shallow right now.
March 21st, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Cis.. best giler… hehehhe.. i will definitely tender my resignation letter if i got the job at DiGi…
March 21st, 2007 at 4:33 pm
a nice house like office means long long working hours
March 21st, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Wah lau eh! This is how ALL offices should look like!!
March 21st, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Anyone compare Digi’s and Maxis’s office? I’ve been to Maxis Tower and seriously think Digi’s working environment is much nicer and comfy.
March 21st, 2007 at 7:11 pm
i’m tendering my resignation as an engineer over in my current company and apply as a receptionist over in DIGI…so frigging cool office.
March 21st, 2007 at 9:56 pm
DiGi have a total staff count of over 5,000, if you counted the part-timers and outsource staffs (marketing, events and sales).
This HQ (based in Lot 10, Subang Hi-Tech) houses well below 400.
So before you quit your job, consider this:
The numbers alone means that even if you get to work in DiGi, your chances of landing a position in the HQ is well below 10%.
Accounting, HR and Admin jobs also does not guarantee you a HQ position too, as every state HQ has their own Accounting, HR and Admin staffs.
DiGi is only so cool because, at the moment at least, they are owned by a Norwegian company called Telenor (37% share, if my memory serves me correctly).
Kindly note that they have failed to obtain a 3G licence, and last week, they blew it in getting the 3.5G licence (WiMax). Now, the next logical step, if I am Mr. Martin Lundhal (CEO), is to look at offloading Telenor shares in DiGi and go invest elsewhere (Telenor is BIG in Thailand and India too) where the goverment provides for more fairness and equality to foreign investors.
The next possible owners of DiGi would be the Berjaya Group, probably parked under / parallel with MiTV (coz of the 3G licence), or the other two local telcos. Now, Maxis under Ananda Krishnan isn’t that bad (look at ASTRO’s cool office), but Maxis isnt really interested in the local market anyway (having invested heavily in India in the past year). TM (Celcom) is one crappy company which I wouldn’t touch with a 6′ broom, nevermind work for them. Berjaya is the other.
Take it from me. Don’t quit that job just yet.
Erm… Leon, quitting jobs aside (I think most of these were just exclaiming in envy and just for the heck of it), interesting that you went into an outburst of misinformed facts. Just to correct you in one place though (too lazy to nitpick on the others), the CEO of DiGi is actually Morten Lundal. Overall staff count is not 5000, it’s a little more then 1800, but surely it is rising.
BTW, DiGi Penang’s HQ looks like this, so will the Southern Hub be designed to look like this.
March 22nd, 2007 at 9:29 am
Nice… I like. Shows how important a person work evironment is to individuals.
Thanks Leon for being a party pooper. We are just stating our admiration for the office. You really think we would just quit our jobs like that based solely on the office ambiance? Duh…
March 22nd, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Apologies
I tried my best to grab the facts from memory, and mainly from hearsay too, but with good intentions. Was afraid your readers were really startin to think of how bad their current offices and companies are, and how heavenly DiGi is like.
frostee, sorry about the ice cold shower…
Anyway, cheers everybody, and have a great weekend ahead.
March 22nd, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Cool offices are so COOL.
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:31 pm
A tempting question…would you prefer a big obese pay check or a cool workstation?
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:00 pm
‘like to be working at D’House’
They have an office in my house?
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:33 pm
do u know that DiGi gave all employee an iPod Nano 4GB each early this year?
benefit wise, u can’t ask for more.
the office is superb, no doubt. but in Subang Hi-Tech, Shah Alam? all the distance, the tolls, the jam and the floods? no thanks.
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Now this is a funky looking office! Very very nice. I should buzz my friend who’s there doing PR (maybe you met her already!).
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Leon: No worries dude. Your intentions are good. Let’s just hope that some would not actually do that and find out that the grass is not really that green over the other side. =)
Spiller: No kidding? Just that and no bonus? Hehehe!
March 25th, 2007 at 9:30 am
am gonna drop out of med school and go into telecommunications tomorrow.
March 26th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
who is that girl with messy hair in your blog????? Sorry i got distracted easily.
i like the floating office concept but i think may not work well in digi. It’s more practical for big consulting firms where people are based most of the time in client’s site.
btw, this is the VERY FIRST time putting my comment in anyone’s blog!! Didnt know people can be so free to do all these comments here and there.
ok got to go.
March 26th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
I work for DiGi. I have drunk the Cool Aid, deeded my properties to Telenor, and am enjoying the 72 virgins promised me when I joined. DiGi is HEAVEN!
Course not. DiGi is a company trying to earn good returns amidst a very tough (and perhaps uneven) playing field, trying to be different, trying to have fun along the way yadda yadda yadda and all the good stuff. Its not perfect, but it sure is a cool company, and what you see in the pictures above are pretty much what you get. How many companies can say that?
March 26th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
“… amidst a very tough (and perhaps uneven) playing field”
There are a LOT of businesses in Malaysia that are competing in a very uneven playing field thanks to the way our Economic Policies are structured. We have been suffering for years and looks like we will continue to do so based on the words which have been spoken, chanted and campaigned by our upcoming leaders. That’s very sad.
I respect Digi for all they have done and achieved. Alas, you’ll forgive me if I don’t cry them a river, there are many many smaller businesses trying to make it in this very unfair business environment in Malaysia.
March 26th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Dang! I look fat, very fat. Worse, I am caught in the act of stuffing my face. Even worse, I look so happy doing it! Dang!
Thanks ms. You are welcome back here anytime, the baker is pining for more business from you. :p
Frank i AM coming back… i love my office though but it’s quite fun to play host to a place that doesn’t really belong to me. hehe. I feel like DiGizen hahaha even though I’m thoroughly a GLC-ian
March 26th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Hi guys, I work in DiGi too. Been here for 1.5years. I’ll try to comment without sounding too bias, which is a bit hard since I love this company to bits.
Reasons why I love DiGi :
1. Distance and jam is relative. If you stay in PJ/Subang/Damansara, omg its so close. Plus you are ALWAYS waving to the busters jammed up on the opposite side of the road, to and fro work! XD
2. DiGi educates fairness and clear conscience in everything we do. Even if it means not getting what we really want.
Anyway, no need to cry us a river when we do not get what we want, we ALWAYS find a way to stay competitive regardless. Watch out Malaysia!
3. About the iPod, yes we all received one, along with the bonus everyone deserves in their own capacity. So yes, they didn’t use our bonus to buy the iPods.
4. You always feel younger in DiGi. Its not the age factor, its the fact that everyone is always so energetic, passionate and CRAZY! We really promote a balance in work and play here.
Tons of more reasons, but you get the idea. So yeah, its not just a beautiful office on the outside.
March 26th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
i live DiGi, breathe DiGi and loveeee DiGi!
a huge thanks to minishorts for such a beautiful post.
we DiGizens (yes, we even have a name for ourselves) are very proud of our wonderful home, which houses to more than 90% of our entire staff force (1800 all over Malaysia). And the rest of the 10% all over the country are going to have their offices remodelled to look exactly like HQ. So, dear Leon – wrong info la.
And really, like Adzhar says, what you see is what you get. This beautiful office that you see – is really an amazing office that holds many many many inspired and happy staff.
I’m one of them!
March 26th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Oh Emm Gee… I Like… no no no… I luv!
At least I know they put my money to good use. I will sleep better when I pay my Digi bill next month.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:13 am
let’s forget the digi thing. afterall they cant give u any money if u promote them.
hey guys out there, hve u heard of ab fund?..can anyone tell me more about this…
March 27th, 2007 at 11:52 am
of cause they can!!with DiGi, u can get reward everyday!!
March 27th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
looks like a hip and gerek place
i wana work here … heh
March 30th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
yeah… nice office means long working hours. but i need a nice office to be creative, else i’ll just be so damn miserable. lol.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Hi .. Refering to Heather comment, I think there are more tha 10% of DiGi staff are regional technical staff, marketing and sales force based in respective states. Moreover there will never be full attendance in D’House because a lot of staff are mobilized to regions for assignments every now and then (Ppl like me :p ). Thus the office is not so crowded after all. DiGi not only treat her staff good in the office, but in outstation as well. All staff (being managers or associates) are entitle to stay in our panel hotels which are rated 5 stars (Equatorial, Hyatt, you name it) when we are sent for outstation assignment. Benefit wise, this company offers one of the best benefit that I have ever known in this country.
April 24th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Well…. what i can say is Fu-Yoh! DiGi…..
Nice Place to work in… nice ambience and well i can say a nice future…. kicking off in low position is not bad after all…. u get to learn all short of thingy…
I drop myself as a regional sales and marketing manager in my previous jo and join in… Fu-Yoh…. i indeed do not make a wrong choice…. DiGi is always a special place…. a place for us young generation to unleash our full potential…..Once again no WiMax, so…. we go Fu-Yoh!…. coz we now can be better and create more challange for ourself to stand out from the rest of the telco… anyhow working here is nice cozy and most important i can say is REWARDING… just like DiGi VIP REWARDS… hahaha….
DiGi RAWKS… Fu-Yoh!…….
May 1st, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Hi there,
I’m actually currently doing an assignment about DiGi and was hoping if I could get permission to use some of the comments posted here by DiGi’s staff. I think getting their perspective of how they feel about DiGi is really great. Would that be ok with u guys?
May 7th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Frankie… mind to help out our little Farah around here??? She need info… Heather maybe you can do her a favour also…
May 21st, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Why can I see photos? Something wrong with my notebook???
August 4th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Hi all, as an employee of DiGi’s lucky vendors, I’ve been to D’House on & off for business meeting purposes. DiGi staffs are truly lucky, happy, fun & Fuuuu-Yooooh! I can be an eyewitness to this fact
As vendor, I’m always welcomed to this cool office & I’ll always welcome myself to meet with these DiGi fellas. DiGi ~ Alwayzzzz the Smarterrrr Choice!
August 21st, 2007 at 9:03 pm
fooyoooo….
I relly want to work with digi but of course an executive there…
I’m hungry… gimme some can eh?
September 27th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
i got a job interview next week..
for the post Head of Change and Configuration Management..
any tips/comments from you guys?
thanx,
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:36 am
the best office so far after 6 companies i’ve been working…
perghh yoh!!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
hi all
I offer for 2nd interview at DIGI shah alam tis wk for engineer position..but still not sure whether decide to go o not..
Digizens can u pls tell me more of the benefits?? bonus (3 mths??)
increment etc…
June 18th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
hi, thanks for posting this. the exchanges in response to this post has been very helpful for me in making a decision to join DiGi. i think that the cool factor goes well deeper than its exterior. hope you don’t mind if i link you up to my blog. cheers!
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August 31st, 2008 at 4:33 am
Hi there,
. For those who considering to join, i encourage you to do so. Who know, maybe we can hang out together @ Dchills, D house or Townhall
been working with Digi for almost one year, (I’m not as long as MR Adzhar from HR) my department is the front liner of Digizen and all i can say is Digi is freaking cool. Enjoy every moment of it and i really dont mind the long hour because it didnt feel like work at all. It just one big playground. Love the parties, the surprise, the contest and especially the dchallenge 2 weeks ago. not to mention other benefits
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
This is way cool. I like inspiring environments. This is conducive for creativity. A stress-free environment always inspires creativity and productivity. Reminds me a little of Google offices.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
anyone knows if there is plan to move all employees from Old HQ to New HQ?
August 29th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I receive message from “DIGI SDN BHD” about award SIM Card”DIGI”, saya berjaya mendapat hadiah bonus wang tunai RM 12.000,00.
Pengirim + 60143512887, office hubungan : 010-9345-907
Apakah benar info tersebut
Saifullah
September 16th, 2009 at 9:06 am
do not believe such a bonus message… it’s fake.
DiGi takkn guna no. tu… their use HOTLINE no. if i’m not mistaken.