After a year’s maternity leave, our Moni is (finally) back. Thanks to the part-time options available at the Nepata Group, her new role as an in-house project manager allows her to balance looking after her young daughter with her job. She’s given us a short staff interview so that you can get to know her better too.
Would you like to introduce yourself? (Name, age if applicable, job, place of residence if applicable, etc.)
I’m Moni, 36 years old and I live in Pfaffenhofen. I’m part of the accounts team, but in future I’ll be working in a more cross-departmental role in project management.
How long have you been with Nepata?
I started my work placement at Nepata in 2004 as part of my business studies degree. So it’s been 16 years, with a one-year break for parental leave.
What do you get up to when you’re not here at Nepata?
I spend the rest of my time with my daughter. We go for lots of walks or run riot at the playgrounds in Pfaffenhofen.
What do you particularly value about Nepata as an employer?
For me, Nepata means, above all, that I can spend every (working) day with friends and family. I’ve grown with the company and am delighted that I was welcomed back with open arms after my maternity leave and can now take on a completely new area of work.
How would your perfect working day begin?
With a coffee at my desk, quietly going through my emails and to-do list.
Which cliché about your department is actually true?
Probably that the accounts department is full of nit-pickers. But that’s only true because we simply have to work very precisely, and to the rest of the company it can easily seem as though we take the rules too seriously. However, in most cases it’s others who set the rules, not us.
What’s important to you when it comes to working with your colleagues?
You always need to talk to each other a lot and be honest with one another. Then you can sort out any problems or differences quickly.
Are you a ‘get-up-straight-away’ sort or a ‘snooze-button-pusher’?
The snooze button used to be my very best friend. Pressing it ten times in a row was quite normal. These days, I don’t need an alarm clock anymore – the baby’s alarm takes care of that, and unfortunately it doesn’t have a snooze button. 🙂
Is there a nice anecdote from Nepata’s history or a defining moment you’d like to tell us about?
The funniest one (for everyone else apart from me) happened during my work placement semester. Back then, the office was still in Pfaffenhofen, and there was a glass company sign in the car park right outside the door. I was driving into the car park in Bernhard’s car – a Volvo estate – and completely underestimated the length of the bonnet. By the time I’d come to a stop, I wasn’t standing in front of the sign but right in the middle of it. Of course, it shattered into a thousand pieces. I was absolutely shocked, and to make matters worse, the three managing directors were standing right there at the window at that very moment, watching it all happen. They teased me about it for months, and even now I still get this story rubbed in my face from time to time.
