Sarvesh Lotlikar
1 Apr 2026
Everything Looks Normal on surface… Until You Try to Actually Work Here :- Sharing this from personal experience as a Senior Manager at a mutual fund company In Goa. We took cabins here for a couple of months. On day one, nothing feels obviously wrong. The problems show up later quietly, cumulatively, and right in the middle of your workday. At first glance, the space seems acceptable. Over time, it becomes clear that it’s designed mainly for silent, heads-down work. IT or back-end teams that operate with minimal interaction may manage. Marketing, sales, and client-facing teams won’t. The cabins are tight, the layout restricts movement, and collaboration slowly turns into something you feel guilty about. Then the small frictions start stacking up. Water shortages happened more than once. The entrance uses card-scan access, but there’s usually no one stationed at the door—leading to awkward moments when clients visit and no one knows where to go or whom to speak to. Another unexpected limitation: Visibility. We were not allowed to place even basic company signboards outside the building window and at entrance gate below. For marketing-led or client-facing businesses, this makes the space feel strangely hidden and unnecessarily restrictive. Management interactions add to the drag. The 'Community manager' was generally ineffective in handling routine issues, with responses that felt amateur and poorly thought through. The check-in and check-out process for the 5th-floor cabin was especially messy, turning a simple transition into a frustrating experience. The owner remained distant and carried a clear landlord ( Bhatkaar) -style approach, rather than being approachable or solution-focused. When you finally step back and compare the premium cost versus experience, the picture sharpens. The rent doesn’t make sense for what’s offered—particularly when better office and coworking spaces with smoother and matured operations and more "Practical" Layouts are easily available within a ₹20,000 budget in and around Panjim. *Final takeaway:* This place doesn’t announce its problems upfront—you discover them slowly, while trying to get work done. Quiet IT Cos might tolerate it. Marketing and growth teams will feel their momentum fade, day by day and by the time you notice, you’ve already paid the price for the lesson.
