Round-up of Rockstar Orientation 2010
It’s 10:39pm Sunday night. After 6 hours of solid cleaning, the studio is finally back to clean, ready for another fantastic week!
Rockstar’s annual Orientation took place last Friday, and it was an absolutely awesome event! The fifth one we’ve ever run, each year keeps getting better and better. Orientation is Rockstar’s way of welcoming, training and making comfortable our new creative staff. See all our photos and videos on our Facebook page.
Before starting Rockstar, I worked in a few large and small companies. The moments that really mattered to me, were the ones were my managers went out of their way to connect with me: My boss at Westpac, taking the time to explain how the “real world” workforce worked. My Volvo boss allowing me to drive his flash new S60. My Zurich boss letting me take extended time off for personal reasons, and my Deloitte partner taking me out to lunch on my first day. Oh… and the bar tab… I remember processing the concept in my head for the first time, that I was the recipient of a bar tab – where my boss had put his credit card, and I could drink all I wanted… Oh the grin on my face…. Those moments are priceless.
I’ve carried on those traditions at Rockstar. On everyone’s first day at Rockstar, the whole team go out to lunch in North Sydney. Lately we’ve been having yum cha. It’s hilarious seeing Westerners (I was born here, but parents are Chinese) try to use their chopsticks, and destroy the food. Most of us work part-time, and it’s also pretty funny how the team tend to magically turn up to work on days with a new starter. The record is still held by the lovely Jess in 2007/8, although Chris this year is getting very close.
Oh, we’re doing a lip dub soon for a really cool Year 12 grade. Can’t wait for it to happen!