Another week gone by. I guess this is the worst time to join the accounting department when month end reconciliations have to be done - I have looked at so many figures this week I'm dreaming numbers.
The situation has not been helped by the fact that I'm taking over from someone who is leaving the organisation. She is so familiar with most of the codes and data that seeing her reconcile the data is fascinating.
I'm still suffering some culture shock - at lunch time it is not strange to be invited for a game of football then receive an internal email inviting staff for a drink with the CE. I guess it's because it is a small organisation unlike where I came from. So I'm learning and I have to change fast.
Funny:
Barclays have made it official that Paul Idzik (who?) is leaving soon. Some have described him as eccentric. Apparently he snapped a subordinates pen because it had a Royal Bank of Scotland logo (- RBS beat Barclays in buying ABN) and he is best known for leaping over the security gates at Barclays Canary Wharf HQ at the after the 7/7 London bombings. He was curious to see how staff would react!
Freaking chair!
I couldn't help but laugh in the office while reading this story - ideas started flowing I should do something - let my colleagues have something to talk about... An advice I read during the week - someone had come from holiday and found someone had taken 'his' chair - "If you are unable to stand up in the middle of the your office and ask "Who the hell took my freaking chair?" with such force that someone guiltily surrenders it .... now that gives me an idea mmm.
Someone pinch me it's Friday - why not go out for a few minutes.
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