Hi all,
The last two weeks have been very hectic. In my last blog, I mentioned the Integrated Finance (IF) team was in the latter stages of a deal. We were successful with our offer and have subsequently entered into exclusivity. As a result, there has been a lot of work involved with finalising details. Transactional teams have to comply with strict deadlines, consequently, working hours during the height of a deal can be quite long. As the level of contribution I can make is limited, I have not had to stay back very late (so far). However, I still managed a 10.30pm finish on Thursday. It wasn’t too bad and sort of reminded me of late nights finishing assignments at University, especially when the team ordered essential brain food aka pizza to keep us going. We hope to complete the deal very soon and I will keep you updated with progress.
On Tuesday 20th November, the IF Scotland team held a voluntary day. We spent the day helping out at the Solstice Project in Aberdeen. This is a gardening project which offers training and employment opportunities for people with mental health problems. The opportunities that Solstice offers vary from growing plants to administrative work. The organisation also enables individuals to gain formal qualifications in horticulture. We worked alongside members/employees at Solstice to plant different types of heather. The heather will later be sold on a wholesale basis to gardening centres. The attached photo is of a very tired IF Scotland team after we planted 11,000 plants! The day was extremely rewarding as our efforts equate to a days work for the project. It was also a very good team bonding session for us.
I'm going to leave the blog here as I am currently snowed under with work.
Regards,
Vish.
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