Off to the Amazon
August 22nd, 2008 | by admin | 139 views
Ah………. a bank holiday weekend (= public holiday for you Aussie readers). And no better way to start it than with a curry, beer and dvd. No particular plans for it, just relaxing, reading, playing with giz and pip, driving sdf to Bromley - she wants to test out her 20% discount card, a bit of wii’ing and maybe doing a bit of DIY (a never - ending job in a house that is over 150 years old).
Oh, and a bit of work.
Yes, work - I’m off to Seattle next week with my manager to meet some Amazon guys and talk process, plans and progress. So I have a bit of research and planning to do, which means I will be working on a bank holiday. But I don’t actually see it as “work” so its cool, as its really very interesting, understanding the sorts of things that are planned for the web site and doing some thinking about how they could be delivered quicker. Some may call it a road map, I call it just getting things done in a logical, efficient and cost effective manner. Quite obvious, innit??
And so amazing to firstly have been given the opportunity by M & S to do this after only 3 weeks in the job and secondly, to be meeting with Amazon and in their home town. Another experience to add to my collection of wonderful things I’ve done courtesy of working in the UK. I feel really honoured to have been considered for the trip and really excited about it all. But I need to prepare - hence the weekend working.
Its a very short trip - literally a flying visit as I will be out of the UK for less than 72 hours. I just hope I can get it together for the main day as I am due to give a presentation and provide various updates on things.
And so work is great. I hate to tempt fate but at this point I can say even more that it was a great decision to join them. M & S are definitely a good company to work for from what I’ve seen so far. And the people I’ve met and are working with are so nice that I’m starting to get suspicious that I’m in some sort of tv show like the Truman Show or something. There must be a “pain in the arse” lurking somewhere but I haven’t met them yet 
And I’ve finally got my external email address.
Life is sweet and I’m making the most of it coz you never know when things might unexpectedly go pear shaped (reflecting back on the past 12 months and the rocky road its been.)
Right, off the watch The Bee Movie.
