You know that feeling when you've had a terrible week and just about everything that could go wrong has done, but you walk through your front door at 6pm on a Friday, kick off your shoes and fall into the sofa with a glass of wine? Well that's what walking into Octopus felt like at 9.30am on a Monday morning.

Why you ask?

Well, before landing my job at Octopus, I was an intern at just about every London PR agency. Although I was constantly on an internship, I was never secure, and up until 3 months ago I wasn't being paid. So getting a job at Octopus and starting on Monday meant I could finally relax knowing that I'm here as a full time member of the Octopus team, and I can now get to work on my PR career.

So what have I been up to?

Well, my week starts in the Windsor offices, I'm walked around the office and introduced to a LOT of people; I can safely say that if I was tested on names, I would fail.  Tuesday I'm in the London offices as I'm split between the two. More names, another welcome lunch and a trip to a Soho pub to okay things for an event. I love it already.

Wednesday I was back in Windsor and had my 'buddy' lunch with another Account Executive. Luckily for me, we had actually interned together so it was great to catch up as well as find out more about life at Octopus.

Since then it has been a bit chaotic, I've been busy getting to grips with clients, projects, and names - oh so many names. I'm mostly enjoying being part of the team and getting involved with PR activity. The team I'm working with are great, lots of banter and never a dry moment. There's lots of talk about cake, chocolate and Friday's booze o'clock, so it's great to know they've got the social side locked down.

As for now, I'm just looking forward to getting stuck in with my clients and enjoying my time as an Account Executive at Octopus Communications!

Crystal @CrystalCJC