{"id":973,"date":"2019-06-22T09:10:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T09:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiaorganics.flywheelsites.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:04:36","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-rupert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-us\/blog\/a-day-in-the-life-of-rupert\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day In The Life of Rupert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RUPERT&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1280&#215;600.jpg&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(255,186,96,0.6)&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;8vw&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#5b8cb1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;75px|0px|110px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;55px|0px|55px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Author Name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffba60&#8243; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;4px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Georgia&#8221;]<h4>INTRODUCTION<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#313e47&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#414042&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;]<p>We can\u2019t believe we\u2019ve had our office dog Rupert with us for a whole year now. To mark his one-year work anniversary at Gray Dawes, and to celebrate #BringYourDogToWorkDay, we thought we\u2019d let him take over the blog for the day, to let you all know what he gets up to on a daily basis. So, without further ado, welcome Rupert!<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Image Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/a-day-in-the-life-of-rupert-1024&#215;748.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;30px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;15px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;60px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(29,61,71,0.2)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;2%&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;90px||2px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<h4>STARTING THE DAY RIGHT<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<p>To start my day, I like to run a few laps of the office \u2013 just to get myself raring to go for the day ahead. I\u2019ve got such a long to-do list that it really helps me clear my mind and get me in the zone. As people start arriving, I make sure I say good morning to everyone \u2013 a lot of people like to share their breakfast with me, and I don\u2019t like to pick favourites at work, so I keep it fair and take a little bit of everyone\u2019s. I\u2019m a real team player like that.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<h4>TIME TO GET TO WORK<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<p>Now it\u2019s time to get down to the serious stuff! As Chief Motivation Officer, there\u2019s a lot of work to be done, and I never know where I\u2019m going to be needed next. I lie right in the middle of the office, waiting to be summoned for my first task. After spending all morning running from department to department I am SO tired. All I want to do on my lunch break is have a little snooze in my favourite spot. But no. I\u2019m a working dog, and I\u2019ve got a lot of responsibilities! Lunch time is time for me to take my colleagues out for a walk and talk.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<h4>A LITTLE AFTERNOON BREAK<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<p>They like to get a bit of fresh air and a leg stretch at lunchtime, so I like to take them out over Colchester\u2019s Castle Park for a little stroll. 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