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traditions

Daily morning tea Weekly skills sessions
We break briefly for morning tea every morning Wednesday training sessions are sacrosanct.
at 10am to catch up, chat, interact and have a Training sessions are not to be treated as
wee snack. Always good to make the time to discretionary time. Put a recurring appointment
come along and get to know your colleagues. times for Wednesdays 12:30-2pm in your
schedule so that other meetings, interviews
Thursday morning tea etc are not scheduled in this period. If you
Every Thursday we are lucky enough to have are invited to these sessions, it is because the
a catered morning tea. We usually have organiser has planned the session with you,
something savoury and something sweet, along with others, specifically in mind.
catering to all taste buds. Be sure to let Natalie,
our Admin Manager, know if you have any Weekend away
allergies. All staff are expected to attend NSI’s annual
‘conference’, usually in November. This
End of month drinks overnight event is a fun offsite. It runs from
Once a month (usually the last Friday), we Friday 9am until Saturday 12:30pm, with
finish a little early to have drinks and nibbles expenses and accommodation covered by the
together. You are also welcome to stay for a company.
drink any normal Friday. It won’t be officially
catered, but if you are nice, Natalie might sort
you out with a packet of chips.

Other food traditions
If you haven’t already guessed at NSI we
celebrate food. So much so that we joke about
the “NeedScope Nine”. It is not unusual for
new starters to gain a little weight – hopefully
you won’t be one of those who gains nine
pounds! We also encourage you to bring
in a treat on your birthday. Home baking is
especially appreciated.

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