• Question: Do you enjoy your everyday job or are there days you especially look forward to? Do you look forward to Monday mornings

    Asked by Erin.H0wells to Philippa, Pete, Neil, Paula on 15 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Sim :).
    • Photo: Neil Taylor

      Neil Taylor answered on 15 Mar 2015:

      Hi!

      I definitely do enjoy my job! There are some times where it can feel really tough, but it’s a great feeling when you get there in the end.

      In terms of days of the week, I look forward to Wednesdays as we often have “Lunch and Learns”. This is where a workmate presents to the rest of the company at lunchtime on a particular engineering topic (e.g. a project they have done, or an area of interest), with the aim that everyone learns something new and broadens their knowledge :).

      In terms of Monday mornings, I actually feel very lucky – I don’t get the same sort of dread that some of my friends get when they think about going back to work after a weekend.

      That’s not to say that I like work better than weekends, or anything controversial like that (I’d be doing something wrong, as that time can be spent however I like!)… but I definitely have motivation to get up to go to work!

      Hope this helps!

    • Photo: Philippa Jefferis

      Philippa Jefferis answered on 15 Mar 2015:

      Monday mornings can be hard, but that’s because I really enjoy my weekends. Also nothing is ever that exciting at 6am! However, once I’m back into the swing of things I really enjoy my job, and do look forward to it. There are some days that are more exciting, I really enjoy client meetings as they are a good way to gauge how well you are doing you job – and gives you something to focus on.

    • Photo: Pete Symons

      Pete Symons answered on 16 Mar 2015:

      Hi Erin,

      I would be lying if I said I always looked forward to Mondays but in general I do, I do enjoy my everyday job, it is always a fresh challenge, i work on interesting projects, with interesting people, and most of all people appreciate the work I do for them which is what I think makes my work enjoyable.

      The days I look forward to the most are when I get to meet with a new client, of get involved in some practical testing (I always preferred the practical aspects of science and engineering at school!)

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