Seems like a gloomy way to kick off the week – put into a room with three other people of which I’ve only worked with one of them before, the rain pelting down on the roof overhead. And… I’m not going to lie – sometimes it isn’t always sunshine and roses. However, I take refuge in the fact that together with 99% of the working population, it’s not just me who’s feeling a little grim - wishing I was home being a couch potato, tea in hand, hearing the Vuvuzelas like a bunch of annoying houseflies instead of the constant drumming of heavy rain.

Even though we’re on clients most of the time, I’ve learnt that our colleagues are never far when we need a laugh or someone to rant to. We have an online communicator, which is similar to MSN – well… it is basically MSN for Deloitte worldwide. So while writing this, I’m chatting to a couple of grads and a colleague from Singapore about the interesting activities that defined their weekend and agreeing that staying in bed seemed like a much better option than getting up this morning - but hey we made it, and in 4 days, it’ll be TGIF! As usual, the grads are scattered around Auckland on a range of clients, meaning that most of us won’t be in the office this week to enjoy the office life together.

BUT, Deloitte Auckland is hitting town with our Mid Year Event this Friday so we’ll have the opportunity to meet everyone and their partners for a night/(morning) of fun and celebration! I’m in the Social Committee and we’re helping out with the ball so I can tell you that it’s going to be AWESOME! I won’t let out too many details now though – you may get to see some photos from it in my next post if you’re lucky! ;-) 

Go ALL WHITES!

Cheers, Michelle