With busy season approaching I thought I’d squeeze in another little post…

The Deloitte Auckland Mid Year event proved to be a hit last Friday – it wasn’t a sit down dinner which meant that we could mix, mingle, and meet our colleagues’ other halves in a casual environment. It turned out to be really true to the theme New York New York as there were different areas representing (to name a few) Chinatown, Fish Markets and Little Italy with food to match. There wasn’t a person in the room who couldn’t find something they liked to eat which is always good news! A cosmopolitan bar proved to be popular with the ladies (and some men) with many sporting pink cocktails when the night was still young. It was great hanging out with our friends and colleagues and sharing in the celebrations that marked the end of another financial year for Deloitte.. Here are some snaps from the night:

The Mid Year ball aside, I had a look at the bookings for the year earlier today and realised the next few weeks will be very busy for many of us with June year end clients making sure we’re all booked up. That’s good though, I’m looking forward to meeting all sorts of clients. A lot of the other grads are in the same boat which means that we’ll have a lot to talk about and experiences to share when we do meet up in the weekends or at work drinks. Today’s my first day back in the office in weeks – giving me a much needed break to do some admin and catch up with colleagues. Not for long however, as Seniors had spotted that I was in the office and gave me some client related work to do – (a common occurrence now that the grads are more known), which is good!

I was just starting to miss the office and how comfortable it is – with our new swivel chairs, crackers and fruit every day, sparkling clean drinking glasses and not to mention the coffee machine… but having said that, I’m absolutely enjoying the diversity a career in audit offers and how ‘all in a day’s work’ takes on a different meaning for each of us.

Exams would have been done and dusted for most of you. Tell us how it went on our FB page! :)

Cheers, Michelle