The Kool-Aid

I talk about drinking the "Kool- aid" at work all the time... how I love the company I work for, how the benefits are amazing, etc etc...

This week, I'm visiting the Hamburg office. I love going to different offices (dorky fact!) because I like seeing how the different offices are decorated and what treats they have. The Hamburg office ACTUALLY has the "Kool Aid"! They have a really cool office as well, but I didn't get a chance between meetings to snap pics. :(

GoogleBerry...cute cute... 

Adorable Boston

I'm in the adorable Boston office today. I hadn't been back since I moved to Dublin, and I really missed it! It was lovely to catch up with old friends and the office has really grown. They've added in new floors, but my favorite is this one.

The Cape Cod beach area. So relaxing! And on top of that the Boston office welcomed me back with New England Clam Chowder, Sushi AND seaweed salad for lunch -all of my favorite things... I need to work out of this office more often!

Irish LifeBoats

Once a year, the factory gives me a day off to volunteer in the community. This past Friday, I volunteered with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. Similar to the Coast Guard, the mission of this organisation is to help those in trouble on the seas. They run solely on donations and fund raising.

My job on Friday was to help them set up their stand for the Maritime festival, and it was so fun! The weather was glorious and my job was to place price tags on every single product they were selling at their stand. Filled with nautical teddy bears and shark erasers, it was like Christmas for me as I opened each new box to place price tags on each item.

The Lifeboat Stand


Trying on the Lifeboat kid's uniform


After spending the morning and afternoon with the pricing gun, we were able to walk around the Martime festival to soak up the atmosphere. I LOVE street food and luckily I was volunteering with two other gals that did as well. We walked around the festival sharing the delicious foods before heading back to work. Next time you see a lifeboat volunteer, don't forget to donate to this worthy cause!

Still Working ...

but not very hard. It's as quiet as a ghost town in here. No phone are ringing, barely anyone is in the office. I'm chatting with friends and entertaining myself on YouTube (er... it's part of the G network so it's work related, right? RIGHT!)

We are going for a long boozy lunch though as a last Christmas Hurrah before the break to Roly's. I spent the better part of the morning deciding on my lunch! :)

Boozy Work Event

After our crazy client filled day yesterday, G hosted an event for all of us and our clients at the Guinness Brewhouse, which I had never been to before (Not even once with all the pals that have been over to visit!). So I was very excited about the prospect of going when the place was completely empty- except for our group.

We started off with a drinks reception in the Gravity bar which has lovely views of Dublin. We were then serenaded(?) by Celtic drummers who led us to our seats for a delicious dinner. To be honest, it kind of felt like a wedding! We then headed to Cafe En Seine for late night drinks (open bar!) so you can imagine the chaos that ensued after hours...

Pictures to follow once I track some down!

Bliss

After a rough start to yesterday morning, I ended the work day with a relaxing massage- Best work perk EVER*

* I swear I'm not spoiled here at work... massage sign ups are relatively hard to come by, I just got lucky and someone had canceled :)