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If you haven’t had an unusually heightened sense of anxiety and the sudden feeling you’re sitting inside an oven with itchy skin, you might not realise these are all symptoms of perimenopause. And we don’t blame you. It turns out lots of companies have a bit of work to do to understand what people experiencing menopause are going through, and how to support them. Us being one of those companies. We’ve always been about making sure our people feel supported both inside and outside of work. Considering that lots of people who have worked here, currently work here and will one day work here will go through something as major as the menopause, we know it’s something we need to learn more about. We realised we didn’t have anything in place to support people experiencing it, and we knew we had to change that. That’s why we’ve proudly pinched and tweaked menopause policies and guidance from loads of organisations to write our own. Don’t worry, we asked for their permission first. LinkedIn would be a weird way for them to find out if we hadn’t. We’re hoping it’s a helpful guide for those who are experiencing it, and just as importantly, for those who aren’t. Check out the full guide on our LinkedIn page.
The sun’s finally here and so is our monthly career Q&A with one of our lot. This month we’ll be chatting to our very own ray of sunshine, David. Don’t tell him we called him that, though. He’s easily embarrassed. He's been with us for twelve whole years which makes his career an official teenager. Luckily our David’s not one for slamming the bedroom door shut, but with that hair, he does look like he belongs in a boyband. Have a read as he talks about his time as a new dad, innocent’s culture, data and, somehow, zigzag scissors.
97% of people surveyed said they'd rather drink a smoothie through their nose than talk about mental health. Fine. We made that up, but it's mental health awareness week and it got us thinking. We hire personal trainers for our gym inductions, so why not do the same for our mental fitness too? That's why since 2019, we've been working with Charlotte Wiseman to give our lovely lot a helping hand in supporting themselves and others by giving them a mental health training session. We split our training up into two. The first bit is all about looking after yourself, with tools and tips to help, like the watermelon container. The watermelon container helps us to identify our stresses and think of ways to manage and cope with them. We've given you an example below so you can go forth and make your very own watermelon. The second bit is all about looking after others. Which is important as we spend most of our days working together. Charlotte teaches us how to spot if our nearest and dearest are going through a hard time and shows us how the subtlest of physical and behavioral changes can be a tell-tale sign. For all you people professionals and leaders out there, let's have a crack at saving some nostrils and making mental health easier to talk about. And if nothing else, listen to our pineapples this mental health awareness week. Listening and being there for people goes a long way. It's okay to not be okay.
Another month, another Q&A. Our 'in the limelight' series has nothing to do with limes, and everything to do with shouting about the career journeys that our wonderful lot have been on. Last time, we talked about our Leah, her prowess on the badminton court, and the start of our Business Intelligence team at innocent. Well, now it's time to switch things up and let Precious take us on his Bilbo Baggins inspired journey to our Dublin office. Operations Management might seem a little easier than sneaking into Mordor, but Precious might have a crack at changing your mind.
The names Mariah and Michael are banned from Fruit Towers until December 1st. Which is unfortunate for our Michael from finance.
