Last day at DHL

I spent the last 3 months in Brussels, Belgium, working in the finance department of DHL Service Parts Logistics, in Vilvoorde.

If there is something that I am taking with me from this experience, besides what I learned about billing and invoicing, is the openness and friendliness that I found in this company.
I also have rarely seen such an international ambient, where each one was accepted because of their skills, regardless of origin. The number of countries represented in this office of 150 or so people certainly rivals what I have seen at my MBA term in Warwick, and that was already extreme!

It was a good time to put things into perspective and I am glad I came. Now I just have to pack and wait for the plane to Brazil tomorrow.

Strike on Monday

From www.xpats.com:

SOCIAL - Unions call for Monday strike
BRUSSELS - The country's three leading trade unions have called for a general strike on Monday to bring pressure on public authorities and employers over the cost of living. Public transport and services, schools and retailing are likely to be the most affected. The VBO/FEB employers association has called the strike irresponsible in the present economic climate while the government will be spending the weekend reajusting the state's budget, taking an expected 7 billion euro shortfall into consideration. Meanwhile, luggage handlers at Brussels Airport are on strike today over work conditions and low pay. (Source:xpats.com)

I still don't know how I am supposed to come to work. But where there is a will, there is a way.