Flow’s management takes care to include fun activities in our short daily staff meetings – via Google Hangouts, as we are all working from home. On 26 May, we were asked to each write a haiku for an assigned staff member.
Every day, every Flow staff member is assigned an e-buddy for the day, a randomly selected colleague who we contact during the day for an informal chat about things other than work. These were the people we had to write haikus for.
Here are a selection of our haikus:
From Caroline Smith, head of public relations, for office manager John Kazembe:
I miss your greeting
The smile that started my day
morning cheer that lasts
From strategist Janet Berger, for Cape Town-based content producer Pakamani Nombila:
Looking to the sea
Are you there and are you warm
I miss the waves most
From managing director Tiffany Turkington-Palmer, for project manager Roshni Nana:
Smart, kind, beautiful
she is everything that counts
spice, calm, my Flow light
From head of training Thrishni Subramoney, for senior writer and subeditor Libby Peacock:
Kind eyes, gentle soul
Wise, erudite, wordsmith
Libby simply rocks 🌞
From content director Edwina van der Burg, for Maria Foundanellas, executive personal assistant:
Glue holds together
You do it so much better
Flow loves Maria
From developer Tinashe Gunda, for account manager Mohau Ravhudzulo, who is a new mother:
Mohau – new life
New life, brings joy
New life brings sadness
New life, new hope
From financial director Saajidah Suliman, for project manager Mandisa Mngadi:
So impressed by her
the ability to be healthier
in sanctuary
From Cape Town manager Sarah-Jane Viljoen, for account manager Refiloe Mothapo:
Refiloe: wide smile welcomes all
Laugh loud, a big open heart
We love you lady
From business developer Roy Barford, for developer Vashen Mooniyen:
Vashen, ’sup my man
Have a real delicious day
Chow all that you can
And from Vashen to Roy:
Roy so full of joy,
the horses are made of gold,
hope they are not cold
