MY ALARM GOES OFF AT…
6:30am but my little girl usually wakes me up well before then!
THE FIRST THING I DO IS…
make a cup of tea.
I PREPARE FOR THE DAY AHEAD BY…
having lunch ready the night before for everyone so it’s not too rushed in the mornings! For work, I always keep a written to-do list of the tasks I need to complete for the day ahead.
I CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT…
my phone! I’m forever writing lists on notes and setting reminders for everything. And, no matter what I am doing, there will always be a work thought that pops into my mind.
It’s so handy being able to access notes, emails and Teams to write something down for when I am next at work!
MY TYPICAL DAY
The first thing I do each day, is catch up on any Teams notifications and check through my emails to see if there’s anything I need to add to my to do list, or action straight away.
When working on a new customer implementation, the project team will have a daily internal call to discuss any important items and use this as a chance to raise anything we need help/support with.
Depending on the phase of the project, I would also have a couple of customer calls scheduled in throughout the day covering a variety of topics. This can range from high level project status updates to more specific process related items, or even conducting training sessions.
Other daily tasks can include supporting customers who are currently testing new areas of CODAS or supporting new customers who have just gone live with CODAS.
Obviously throughout the day, I’ll also be keeping an eye on my emails and hopefully marking items off my to-do list as they are complete- although sometimes, I end up adding to it!
Like most jobs, there will always be unexpected items that pop up during the day that we must prioritise over our original plans.
MY MOST MEMORABLE WORK MOMENT…
Recently reaching my 10-year work anniversary at CDS!
THE WORST PART OF MY JOB…
is not having enough hours in the day to complete everything I want to! Once I get stuck into something I want to keep going to finish the task (sometimes doing more than I originally intended to do), but it’s hard when you have other priorities to work on too!
THE BEST PART OF MY JOB…
is the people I work with! Every day is different at CDS and there’s always new/different challenges we are faced with, but you can guarantee my colleagues will always be around to help and support when needed, and vice versa.
I’m always happy to help anyone. I love that I’m always learning something new every day too!
I RELAX AFTER WORK BY…
spending time with my family. Once my daughter has gone to bed my husband and I like to chill out and get stuck into a good series on tele!
MY FAVOURITE MEAL IS (Breakfast, lunch, or evening meal)…
Evening meal!
ON MY BEDSIDE TABLE IS…
nothing exciting – usually just my phone, iPad and a coaster for my morning cuppa!
THE LAST THING I DO EACH DAY IS…
set my wake-up alarm for the next day.
I’M NORMALLY IN BED BY…
10:30pm.
STOP PRESS
Carly also has some exciting news to share with the Fuel Oil News community – her second daughter, Mia-Rose, was born at 09.58am on the 28th October. Millie-Mae is now a very proud big sister, and the family are all doing well.
A huge congratulations from all of us at Fuel Oil News!
Images provided by Carly McNaughton
