Employee interview – Sara Janicki

How would you describe your day job to a child?

Make sure that the business runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

What do you like most about your job?

Although there are lots of aspects to my job that are routine because of weekly/monthly processes, I also love the challenges that come in so that no two days are exactly the same.

What does a typical day look like for you and what are you currently working on?

In my job, there isn’t really a typical day.  I can be doing anything from streamlining or introducing policies, liaising with candidates and clients, running payroll and resolving any escalated issues.

When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?

One of my colleagues looks like Chesney from Coronation Street and is really not very happy about it.  This came up on Friday and we were a

ll crying with laughter, well apart from the one who looks like Chesney!  I can’t say anything because due to me being a bit vertically challenged, when I put my glasses on then I look like Edna from The Incredibles!

Name the four people you would most like to be stuck in a lift with?

David Attenborough – he’s a legend!  What an amazing life and it must be fascinating to hear him speak firsthand about the places he’s been and what he’s experienced.

Greg Davies – such a funny man and he would definitely keep us entertained until the lift was working again!

Joe Elliott, Def Leppard – first saw the band back in the mid 80’s and they are still one of my favourites so he can just sing to me.

Kiefer Sutherland – erm, just because….

What is your guilty pleasure?

It’s not really a guilty pleasure because I don’t feel guilty or ashamed about it.  One of my favourite pastimes is music, especially seeing it live.  I am tone deaf and once played the violin badly but put me in front of a live band in a concert hall or a field, give me a pint of cider and I am in my element.

My other guilty please is my black Labrador – Lola.  She’s such a beautiful dog – not that I’m biased!