And so my final week at opr Agency rolled around bringing with it a number of leaving dos involving plenty of drinks and food galore. I don’t know where the past six months has gone, but it certainly has been a wicked time getting my teeth into the life of PR and supporting the cogs of a fast-paced agency environment.
Whilst on the face of it my role often appears to be the thankless job, it can be the most rewarding hosting successful events or being of assitance to team members when they are under client deadlines. In my view, the employees in my teams are my clients, so supporting them to reach their full potential and keeping team morale high is my goal.
Consequently I have built many strong work relationships and made life long friends, so saying goodbye was always going to be tough. Farewells kicked off on the Thursday with a lunch courtesy of my Manager and boss, followed by arvo drinks and stunning mezze platters from Chomp organised by one of my teams.
Our Christmas in July party that evening left the office very bare on Friday for my last day. However my Manager treated me to brekky at Back Row West and that afternoon also put together a delicious cheese board including popcorn, dark chocolate and berries – yum!
I was presented with a huge card filled with so many lovely messages, along with a leaving gift of a gorgeous blue leather KiKi-K planner embossed with my name in gold lettering.
The teams gathered around to say farewell and some very touching words were said about all the hard work I have put in over the past six months. It’s pleasing to know that all the hours and commitment to the job haven’t gone unnoticed and I have made a difference to the agency in my short time there.
From having my head stuck in a spreadsheet for hours on end, to serving up countless platters of food and topping up the team’s wine glasses on a Friday arvo, it certainly has been a blast – Cheers opr Agency!
‘Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.’
Dani Aneka 