The Office Diaries

If you have ever worked in an office you will connect immediately with what you are about to read. If however you haven't experienced the office environment you are likely to come to the conclusion that this is another planet inhabited by some very strange people. It's real life in a corporate goldfish bowl. From the cleaner to the Chief Executive, the office offers a kaleidoscope of characters of different shapes, sizes, backgrounds and religions. I am retired now but I worked in an office environment for thirty-five years. I specialised in Value Added Tax (VAT) and during this time worked for the UK Government, mainly as a VAT inspector, two top London accountancy firms as a client facing senior manager then ended my career in the private sector. My last position was in-house VAT manager responsible for VAT compliance and planning for a multinational insurance company. This story is based on real situations emanating from my seven-year stint at that company and it is those events that inspired me to write it.