Aaron Vocals

I know I said I would blog about my first day, but I have been so hectically busy since starting that I haven't had time to blog about anything!  "What's new?" I hear you say!  Well better late than never.  I have now been at HSBC for almost 3 months.  This is a picture of the building I work in.  Its the only building in Canary Wharf which is occupied 100% by one company.  Its rather tall, about 42 floors I think.  I work on the 30th floor - on a sunny day there are some great views of London.  There is a full gym on the 5th floor which is better than most big gyms in London!  They also have a subsidised canteen where the food is really nice, and so much choice.  I was given a tour of the building on my induction day.  We started by watching a health and safety video and after about 5 minutes, the projector blew-up!  HEALTH & SAFETY????  We all had a good laugh about that but that poor guy doing the presentation was slightly embarrassed to say the least.  We then went on the tour.

Its all going well and I'm all settled in now, joining in the office banter etc.  My department is great to work in and I'm finding my role is very manageable.  I'm working as PA to about 3 Directors and their teams.  Canary Wharf is strange because its like a little City (or Country if you like) in itself.  Its very self-contained and you have everything there, and there's always more shops opening.  But there are people who live just across the road from their work!  Yes, must be a dream to just walk across to work but frankly I would hate it, because your life would just become all about work!  I think that's a sad thing.