Should I feel guilty that I had forgotten that today is St. Georges Day? It seems to have past me by all the hype and run up to the big day. I might suggest that it is an opportunity missed for some businesses; I can’t see much promotion of English products or services. Parasol looks after thousands of people from different nations and each having special days in the calendar. That also means that in 2008 you do have to be careful not to offend, imagine if we missed promoting St. Blaise day, the patron saint of throat infections could be very upset.
My flippancy aside (and I apologise if I have offended anyone) it does raise the issue of nationhood and the flip side in relation to the concept of the global economy. Here at Parasol we are represented in many countries by many nationalities of workers. We do have some multi-lingual staff, have worldwide insurance coverage and by continuing to work on our online solutions, are beginning to have more of a “global” presence. Increasingly work in the corporate environment is global and a career in Contracting could potentially see you travel the globe. Just remember that Parasol can support you but also remember to look up the various national days that exist. I’m a proud Yorkshire man, Englishman, happy to be part of the EU (most of the time unless we start talking about the Agency Directive) and don’t mind opening the Fiji Parasol office if we need it.
by Rob Crossland
St Who?
April 23, 2008 in Industry comment
Should I feel guilty that I had forgotten that today is St. Georges Day? It seems to have past me by all the hype and run up to the big day. I might suggest that it is an opportunity missed for some businesses; I can’t see much promotion of English products or services. Parasol looks after thousands of people from different nations and each having special days in the calendar. That also means that in 2008 you do have to be careful not to offend, imagine if we missed promoting St. Blaise day, the patron saint of throat infections could be very upset.
My flippancy aside (and I apologise if I have offended anyone) it does raise the issue of nationhood and the flip side in relation to the concept of the global economy. Here at Parasol we are represented in many countries by many nationalities of workers. We do have some multi-lingual staff, have worldwide insurance coverage and by continuing to work on our online solutions, are beginning to have more of a “global” presence. Increasingly work in the corporate environment is global and a career in Contracting could potentially see you travel the globe. Just remember that Parasol can support you but also remember to look up the various national days that exist. I’m a proud Yorkshire man, Englishman, happy to be part of the EU (most of the time unless we start talking about the Agency Directive) and don’t mind opening the Fiji Parasol office if we need it.