Anyway .... I'm still a tortoise ....

You are like the Slow but Sure Tortoise. Remember it was the tortoise that won the race against the hare. You are a real Trojan in the office. You get things done and each day you can look back with a real sense of achievement. The jobs that you set out to achieve at 9am this morning have a line going through them and you have a new list of priorities written down to complete tomorrow.

Another word that describes you is meticulous. You are very careful and precise in everything you do. For example you will always use spell and grammar check before you send your work to someone else. You hate it when someone finds a mistake or typo in your work. If you have a problem you know you can ask someone else’s advice because you have helped them so many times before.

The sort of jobs you will be given are checking an important document before it goes to a client. You will pick up other people’s mistakes long before they become an issue with a client. They may appear small things to others but you realise the importance of spelling the client’s name correctly, what his wife’s name is and how many children they have. This is because you pay particular attention to these sorts of details and file them away in your brain, perhaps for a rainy day but definitely to identify a sales or business opportunity.

Did you know that 80% of office animals only skim through documents to pick up the gist of something? They miss so many key points in a letter and then the reply misses the point. This is why, when a letter arrives, you highlight the most important points for your boss so he concentrates on the main issues. You probably use different coloured highlighter pens, such as red for complaints and a yellowy gold for compliments. Then your boss can continue to skim the words but slow down when they reach some highlighted text.  

The Slow but Sure Tortoise is the person that would go the extra mile for someone, without being asked. They know they will get their reward when it comes round to an informal job chat, a more formal job appraisal or a rewarding pay review. You will never let anyone down because it is people like you that are the bed rock of any business. This is why it is nice to receive some recognition of your worth every now and again.

Occasionally you get behind with some of your work. This is usually because someone needs a special favour and asks you to look at something before it goes out. As a result you need to have some ways of catching up within work time. Visit www.averyrefresh.co.uk and look at the QuickPEEL™ labels. It has been estimated that these labels will help save up to 25% of your time on a mail shot or just doing the afternoon post. The label backing just peels away and the labels are quickly applied to your envelopes, packages and files. You will be back on track in no time at all.