Monday 25 March 2013

Guest Writer - Peter G


We've all made it back safely to the ‘The Island’ this week after a crisis weekend of lock-down as we soaked up some severe snow storms. However it’s not all bad, Easter is on the horizon and a long, chocolate-fuelled weekend awaits us all.

Our sights certainly aren't blinded by the weekend ahead, with a jam-packed calendar of events over the next few months. In NI we welcome the Northern Ireland HR Conference for 2013 and our annual Data Protection in the Workplace Conference, amongst many others. In ROI we are looking forward to our first Conflict Resolution at Work conference and our annual All About Absence from Work event, both of which allow delegates to bring a friend along for free.

The team’s movements for the week are as follows:

Our CEO Barry has a busy week ahead. Today and tomorrow he has internal meetings pretty much all day. On Wednesday he’s meeting Martin McKay from TextHelp first at their offices and then at ours. On Thursday he’s meeting David Robinson here at Island House for lunch. Friday Easter or not he’ll be in taking advantage of a quiet office no doubt.

Peter F and I are attending an Invest NI Pay Per Click workshop on Tuesday in Ballymena. He’s also manning the office on Friday while everyone else starts their Easter holidays with a well deserved day off.

Allison has appointments with Midland HR on Tuesday morning and Capita on Wednesday afternoon.”

Scott has no appointments set for this week and hopes to work from home on Tuesday and Thursday. Just like everyone else, Scott is looking forward to the double bank holiday weekend this Friday and Monday. And, just like everyone else, he’s not really looking forward to decorating. However, She Who Must Be Obeyed has spoken and he has understandably changed his mind. Nothing now excites Scott more than standing back after a hard day’s graft and looking at the ecstasy on the face of his beloved as she admires his brush strokes and plumb work, especially in those hard to reach parts.

‘The Blind Artist’ is this week’s Boys v Girls challenge, which involves blindfolded drawing and probably lots of shouting. The scores are currently sitting at 3-2 to the girls, but confidence is high in the boys’ camp (as always!) and we are looking to take the point this week!

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