The one and only Rose

Last Thursday we were summoned from our offices by Director Peter Slowe to celebrate Rose Yelland’s big birthday. We enjoyed a champagne toast and Rose received a massive bouquet. She was seen leaving the office like a moving flower display.

We were not told how big the birthday was. I don’t think it was 18 or 21. Scott Mcquarrie was even seen to be suggesting Rose might have been 30. The answer remains a mystery.

Rose is a lady of many talents. As well as keeping the marketing department in order she plays a mean game of badminton and outshines everyone in the UK office. Pabbu from India reckoned he might be able to match her but suffered like the rest of us. Rose even has similarities with Margaret Thatcher. In the past she used to keep Denis Thatcher (Margaret’s husband) in order when she worked with him.

She is a font of many stories which keep the marketing department amused. If you have a chance ask her about her exploding kitchen. Assisting coordinating our representatives at different universities across the UK Rose is normally up with the gossip of who is going out with who and where people are going on holiday. Coordinating our many visits to schools and universities I am frequently greeted by a careers assistant asking is Rose not coming looking disappointed at the arrival of myself.

Oko from Mongolia and Catalin from Romania are both big fans of Rose’s cooking. She cooks a mean curry. Her steaks are well loved. Oko in fact loved one of them so much he went back for a second one!

Happy birthday Rose! We have our investigators out counting the numbers of candles on the cake.

- Ian Birbeck