“When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Hi. I'm Harry.
And I’m the newest member of the Chatter team... I’ve spent most of my time as a fanatic. A football and music fanatic sometimes trying to get involved with little success.
I’m a Leeds Uni History grad originally from Norfolk, and I moved back to Leeds two months ago with a couple of bags of clothes and a Pete Doherty poster... Despite my lack of preparation for post-graduation at Leeds, I was determined to carve out a worthwhile media career.
Fortunately I was able to convince the guys at Chatter that my career should begin with them. I didn’t necessarily know what to expect from my first week at Chatter, but one thing I did/still do expect is... that I have a lot to learn. With this in mind, I guessed I would detail seven things I’ve learned in my seven days since becoming a fully ‘chatterised’ member...
- No-one sympathises with my woes regarding the ungodly 9am starts of the working world
- Business cards remain an exciting novelty
- Charcuterie and crispy rolls do not form the basis for a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
- Despite the fact that I have made my first foray into graduate work, I can still pass for seventeen, even whilst at work
- Novelty/floral print jumpers are unfortunately not the norm in the working world
- It’s no use explaining to people what I actually do for a living. My mum is still convinced I’m involved in something unsavoury
- Two teas, one black coffee- three sugars.
Next week hopefully I’ll learn something worthwhile, and further convince the guys that I can one day be worthwhile having around. With Doherty on the wall, what can go wrong?
