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I think sometimes to all the people that I see in interviews, and I weight their answers, and sometimes I compare myself to them. What's driving all these people in life? What's their motivator? What's that thing that makes them vibrate, that makes them feel alive? I asked today a colleague what's the thing that he likes most beside work, because work is something they all put passion in, and he did not answer me. I do not know if I would have an answer to that question. I think I'd have some answers, actually I was thinking many times what would I do with my time if I wouldn't need the money for living?

And I think that the best thing that would fit me is volunteering, working in the benefit of the community.

about fears

I love the feeling of always being connected. I love seeing people all around me, busy will all kind of stuff, getting involved and throwing with ideas. I love them when they gather to a desk questioning what message to write on a billboard or what to offer as a birthday gift to one of us. I love the feeling of sharing my successes with everybody and also enjoying their successes.

We will be moving to a new office starting next Monday and actually I am afraid I will not be so close to them as until now. Gelu asked me today for how long am I working here and yes, it's been almost two months, only two months. I am afraid there it will be too corporate, a wider space with long distances and less opportunities to interact. I hope I'm wrong, I pray to be wrong.

I guess soon I will find out

how to get to the new office :)

see you all there on Monday morning :):):):)

Adobe Romania News

I met Andrei today. Who is Andrei? He is the first intern of Adobe Romania and he joined us for the summer. I had the opportunity to be the first one to welcome him today at the office. I was kind of surprised by his arrival, but he helped me with his approach, simple and direct :) we made a short tour of the office, although many of our colleagues didn’t arrive at that hour. It was 10 minutes before 9, but Andrei was punctual, as expected to be in the first day at a new job. Andrei joined Apollo Team today; you can read details about his job and the interns’ projects for this summer on Adobe Romania blog also.

News? This week we will be moving to the new office at Anchor Plaza.

Here you can find the location of the new office of Adobe Romania.

More news? We are growing our team; we have six interns who will be joining us for the summer and also new colleagues, recently the Globalization team chose a new member.

This is it for this morning :) we have a very interesting week ahead, this moving will definitely be an adventure that will bring lots of changes for each of us.

Aura

I do not know why it is so difficult for me to write about work. Although I meet all kind of people, although I have a full day, every day, and no time to get bored, I do not know. It's almost a month and a half since I joined Adobe and I finally had my first placement. I know it's not entirely my merit, nor my work or my effort, but it feels so good to see some results. I am sure that soon there will e more and more good results, but

Banc de sesiune :) [RO]

Un grup de cercetatori descopera toata fizica si scriu o carte de 300 de pagini. Se hotarasc sa faca un sondaj ca sa afle in cat timp il vor invata studentii! Merg mai intai la francezi si astia zic ca o invata in 4 luni! Apoi merg in Germania si nemtii spun ca o invata in 2 luni! Si in final ajung in Romania intr-un camin studentesc unde toti erau beti morti! Il trezesc pe unul si il intreaba: "- In cat timp reusesti sa inveti toata cartea asta?" si stundentul nostru: "- Baaaai, SCULAREA! MAINE AVEM EXAMEN!!!!"

taking feedback :D

As I was saying this morning, I usually get prompt feedback when I'm wrong and also advice :) It seems I brought smiles and laughter today in the office, especially in the Flex team, with my blog, and although I might be the one too optimistic, I was happy today and I wanted to share it with the world, so, keep smiling and leave some comments on the blog :)

aura

how is to belong to a place

It's almost 9 AM in Bucharest and I'm here in the office waiting for a candidate to come for an interview; it seems that he will not come this morning, I will take this chance to continue writing a little here and also finish a report from yesterday. It's so strange how I feel being part of Adobe so quickly. When I was with Hudson it felt so right and I did not imagine that I could belong to a different place. But here, here is like going back to AIESEC and my student days, when I was myself with all people around me without being afraid of what X will tell about me or about what Y will think if I'll behave in a way or in another. I can speak freely, I can express my ideas, I get feedback when I'm wrong and I get praise when I'm successful. I can be a child and I can be mature without judgements; it is so comforting this feeling, and I finally can say that I come to work with pleasure, that there is no constraint and I no longer expect weekends so eagerly and I do not follow the clock to see if it's 6 PM already :)

One say that people makes the place, I think this is not entirely true, in the past I had great people around me, but it was enough to be at least one that didn't suit the place to ruin everything, here, I have the people and I also have the rest that makes this company a good place to work for, the spirit, the technology, the innovation, learning opportunities each day, challenges, celebrations, but mostly the freedom to just be myself.

I do not know if I chose Adobe or if Adobe chose me, but I think is a good fit, a win-win situation, and what matters the most for me, is the fact that I have the opportunity to see everything growing, to be part of the change, to leave a mark, while in the same time I grow, become more experienced, more mature, more professional and mostly more self confident. I think this is a big achievement for me.

that's it for this morning,

aura

discovering Adobe day by day

As days go by, I realize that I know so little and that there is so much to know and to discover in this world. I was enjoying a beer this evening with my colleagues -- Happy Birthday, Andrei :) -- and I was just listening to their high-schools tales or college memories. I felt like until now I was trapped in a small box, with some small windows outside, but being too busy to fit there, never had time to actually see the world. It's strange that I never felt like belonging to a technical environment; at home, with my friends, at school and later at work, I faced real life, with an economic background and with some little tendencies to art and bohemian people, so no engineering or IT around me, and now, it's like discovering fire, it's like discovering the wheel, everything, but everything is so new. Starting with the JD-s and job positions we have to fill in and continuing with the people and the way they are, and their stories and their way of enjoying life. I do not want to be misunderstood, I do not discriminate, it's just I feel day by day more and more overwhelmed by them and by the fact that I feel home among them. I only felt like this in my early years in AIESEC. I do not know now if it's the IT thing, or it's just the InterAKT spirit, or just the people around me, or the organizational culture -- hmm, too much HR :) -- but it really, really feels great.

Beside all this, I'm starting to get to know my colleagues, one by one, it's so strange how one needs to adapt not just to a culture when joining a new organization, but to every person that forms that organization. Over all, what I like most is that people aren't afraid to give you negative feedback and they are doing it in a very direct and natural manner, of course in a personalized way, but trying to be as objective as possible. I'm eager to go deeper in this organization and find that balance that can help me become objective and subjective each time is needed. In the mean while, just enjoying each day, of course enjoying Del and Ducu, Miti and Remus, Ciufi and Bodi, and Vic and Mihaela, and every team member one by one :)

aura, close to midnight, over and out

A drive on Golden Gate Bridge

I took a drive today on Golden Gate Bridge :) Thanks to my dear colleagues at Adobe who share with me their discoveries, I decided this evening to see how is to 'really' cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, although is definitely not as fun and exciting like in real life, Google Maps helped me to actually see the surrounding, to see the bridge and actually to 'step' on it. My cousin was near me while 'driving' and she asked me if we can see Bucharest in the same way, or at least something in Romania, I would say that it needs some time to actually walk around Bucharest in a virtual tour. But there is definitely possible.

And this is how a journey can start. Who knows? maybe some day I'll have the chance to actually step on it :)

have a nice evening, over and out,

aura

celebrating Child's Day at Adobe Romania

Today we were all children. You wouldn't imagine how is to see 30 people jumping around with balloons, party items, cookies and candies all around and actually enjoying this day. It's been some time since I last celebrated this day and although now I can say I am an adult person, I think this was the most amazing experience, celebrating the child within, and not doing this alone, but surrounded by 30 other people, children just like me.

Just for you to have an image of this celebration, here are some pictures

I will just end now, I'm in a hurry, going home today :)

see you all on Monday guys,

Aura