{"id":2305,"date":"2020-03-06T11:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T11:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:01:49","slug":"direct-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/direct-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Q&A’s! – National Employee Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate National Employee Appreciation Day we asked some of our staff here at Direct to fill in a quick fun getting to know you Q&A, here are their answers!<\/p>\n

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Kimy – Customer Service<\/span><\/b>s:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Describe working at Dortech Direct in five words or less:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Crazy, Fun, Appreciated, Fast Paced.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Sum up your typical day in a sentence<\/span><\/strong>: Busy, there is always something that needs to be done. No one day is ever the same in Dortech Direct.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Are you an early bird or night owl?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Early bird! I have two boys aged 5 & 1 I have no choice<\/span><\/strong>!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. How would your colleagues describe you in one word?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Chatty!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. What would you name your boat if you had one?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Sonny Buoy<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Name one thing you couldn\u2019t live without?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>I mean besides my two boys. I\u2019m going to say eyelashes! I feel bald without them.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Your favourite brand\/flavour of crisps?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Easy, McCoy\u2019s Salt & Vinegar<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. What could you talk for 30 minutes about with absolutely no preparation?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Beauty, spray tans, lashes, Nails. I am actually a qualified beauty therapist so I like to think I know what I\u2019m talking about.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. What film title best describes your life so far?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2018Just go with it\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. If you weren\u2019t working\u00a0here at Dortech Direct, what would you like to be?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019d love to own a traditional children\u2019s clothing shop!<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Jack – Account Manager \/ Purchasing Admin<\/span><\/b>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      1. Describe working at Dortech Direct in five words or less:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Varied, enjoyable, busy but fun.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Sum up your typical day in a sentence<\/span><\/strong>: Every day is different and as they say time flies when you\u2019re having fun
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      3. Are you an early bird or night owl?<\/span><\/strong> An early bird, unless my mates convince me to go out on a Saturday night<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. How would your colleagues describe you in one word?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Proactive<\/li>\n
      5. What would you name your boat if you had one? <\/span><\/strong>Unsinkable 2<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
      6. Name one thing you couldn\u2019t live without? <\/span><\/strong>My watch
        \n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
      7. Your favourite brand\/flavour of crisps? <\/span><\/strong>Flame Grilled Steak<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
      8. What could you talk for 30 minutes about with absolutely no preparation?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Football<\/li>\n
      9. What film title best describes your life so far?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>The pursuit of happiness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. If you weren\u2019t working\u00a0here at Dortech Direct, what would you like to be?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Whilst I was at university I always wanted to move to Dubai, doing something property based.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Roxy – Marketing Manager:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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          1. Describe working at Dortech Direct in five words or less:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Hectic, Different, Fun, Creative and Challenging
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          2. Sum up your typical day in a sentence<\/span><\/strong>: VERY BUSY
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          3. Are you an early bird or night owl? <\/span><\/strong>Early bird (only just I like my sleep)<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. How would your colleagues describe you in one word?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Determined<\/li>\n
          5. What would you name your boat if you had one?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Shelia.. after my grandma<\/li>\n
          6. Name one thing you couldn\u2019t live without?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>MY TO DO LIST<\/li>\n
          7. Your favourite brand\/flavour of crisps?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Kettle Chips Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar<\/li>\n
          8. What could you talk for 30 minutes about with absolutely no preparation?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Dortech Direct haha…<\/li>\n
          9. What film title best describes your life so far?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>I honestly can\u2019t think of one!!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. If you weren\u2019t working\u00a0here at Dortech Direct, what would you like to be?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Traveling the USA<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Ollie – Design\/Marketing:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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              1. Describe working at Dortech Direct in five words or less:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Rather busy but rewarding.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. Sum up your typical day in a sentence<\/span><\/strong>: I start off the day with one task to do and then have around 80 tasks to do by lunch.
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              3. Are you an early bird or night owl? <\/span><\/strong>My mind says night owl, my sleeping pattern says neither.<\/span><\/li>\n
              4. How would your colleagues describe you in one word?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Dry<\/li>\n
              5. What would you name your boat if you had one?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>HMS Sosigs<\/li>\n
              6. Name one thing you couldn\u2019t live without?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Wireless earphones, didn\u2019t realise this until I lost a pair at the pub…<\/li>\n
              7. Your favourite brand\/flavour of crisps?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Burt\u2019s Hobgoblin crisps<\/li>\n
              8. What could you talk for 30 minutes about with absolutely no preparation?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Politics, annoyingly.<\/li>\n
              9. What film title best describes your life so far?\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>A Series of Unfortunate Events<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. If you weren\u2019t working\u00a0here at Dortech Direct, what would you like to be?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Job wise? Being a voice actor would be cool.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  Declan – Design:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                  1. Describe working at Dortech Direct in five words or less:<\/span><\/strong> Different, difficult but rewarding.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  2. Sum up your typical day in a sentence<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/strong>Can\u2019t say two days are ever the same. But there\u2019s a lot of photoshop.\u00a0<\/span>
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                  3. Are you an early bird or night owl? <\/span><\/strong>Both<\/span><\/li>\n
                  4. How would your colleagues describe you in one word? <\/span><\/strong>Nutella<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  5. What would you name your boat if you had one? <\/span><\/strong>All hands on Dec<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  6. Name one thing you couldn\u2019t live without? <\/span><\/strong>Probably my phone<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  7. Your favourite brand\/flavour of crisps?<\/span><\/strong> Frazzles<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                  8. What could you talk for 30 minutes about with absolutely no preparation? <\/span><\/strong>Design Theory or Psychology<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  9. \u00a0What film title best describes your life so far?\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>The Gift
                    \n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  10. \u00a0If you weren\u2019t working\u00a0here at Dortech Direct, what would you like to be?<\/span><\/strong> A Director or Film maker. It would be cool to make a movie.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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