So today was my first day of work and it was nothing other than perfect. i feel as though i have been describing everything as just amazing, but really i am not lying when i say how fabulous everything is, and now work too :)!
So i woke up this morning (i knew exactly what bus i had to catch etc) made the best breakfast with my passion fruit yogurt, and a banana, and some crumpets... packed a lunch of a turkey sandwich, salad, and some snackies, and made my way to work! of course i ended up walking too fast and catching two buses too early! lets just say that i ended up getting to work at 8:20 instead of 9 hahahah so i ended up sitting outside and read for awhile...
my work is in Rosebery which is pretty south of the main city (its called the central business district) and almost near the airport, my bus ride is about 20 minutes. the building is absolutely gorgeous! i walked up and was greeted by the nicest receptionist, who called Laura (the lady i interviewed with)... then Laura came and i was aghast by how freakin adorable she is! i want to be a cute australian girl working for jo malone and la mer :) she is probably the bubbliest, sweetest girl i have ever met, and all the girls are the same way! Laura took me on a tour of the offices, showing me the other floors where Mac, Bobbie Brown, etc are, and the financial part too... they also have a tons of kitchens and common rooms... the kitchen has free cookies all day (this definitely was my home around 3 pm haha)... so i work in the jo malone and la mer wing...there are about 4 of them on the team (Laura said i will be working with each, each week... she does marketing, some do brand strateging, others do education, others events) and get this, the lady in charge is out for a few weeks so i am working in her office! hahaha that means i have my own office that looks out to the others cubicles! wayyy too cool hahaha... all the girls are soo nice and adorable! one of the girls is new and she is supppperr nice too... i could definitely see myself working here :)
So both La Mer and Jo Malone give these HUGE presentations every 6 months basically on what the company needs to change from last month and what they will be releasing this month etc etc (basically a 3 hour long presentation) that they present to David Jones (this is their only retailer in australia right now, its Australia's nicest/most expensive department store)... Laura took me through both powerpoints, where i seriously learned more than a marketing class at berkeley could ever teach me! hahaha it was sooo interesting to learn about the company, i was just sooo into it! Its all so official around here, i have my own key card that swipes open all the doors, my own office, computer, email, and this whole folder with all the info i need to know about the company ... and my work plan for the next few weeks.
After that it was down to business! i started updating this sheet with all of the products prices and categories etc etc (its crazy how expensive la mer is!!! one product was $3500!!)
i got to spray a sprit of jo malone's new perfume coming out too! (its a new floral scent :) )
so i am thinking i want to intern next summer for them again, but in london, but i am serious when i say i want to raise my kids here... its just so gorgeous and i love the people and the lifestyle...
so work work work and then 5:15 came!! then i took the bus home, made a fabulous dinner, had a glass of wine with Katie and ate a box of her gluten free butter cookies (she is celiac!) and watched a little tv, then bed :)
can't wait for work tomorrow!!! and then tomorrow night we are all going out
wohooo
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