The last two days have whizzed by with meetings which is helping to provide my colleagues and I a glimpse into the Organization, the different teams, the challenges, all which is insight to netting out where we can direct our focus on to provide the most value. I must say my Salesforce training I received before I got here, is helping immensely!
This afternoon, sitting in our pod working away, someone popped their head around the corner and asked if we would like to join in on an Ice Cream party. You did not have to ask any of us twice, we were in, be part of the culture right! I must say, the entire UWBA Team have made us feel so welcome since our arrival. We were soon to discover that the Ice Cream party was between the 2 locations (San Francisco and San Jose (virtually with their own ice cream tubs)) celebrating, encouraging and rewarding the use of Salesforce Philanthropy amongst the employees. Mmmm! Eating the very nice ice cream was certainly a perfect opportunity to do some more networking with the staff in a relaxed atmosphere.
Moving on to Lunchtime, I wanted to share another opportunity of San Francisco culture. Walking, the four of us stumbled along a band playing so we took a few minutes to immerse ourselves into listening to these musicians playing outside the Microsoft building. I captured one of their songs for your listening pleasure.
Tonight, to keep with the music theme of the day, a small group of us ventured out to see Tom Odell at CAFE DU NORD.
It was certainly a beautiful atmosphere, Cafe du Nord was built in 1907 and was officially designated a San Francisco Historic Landmark in 2015.Tom was very easy listening as he played the piano, spoke about his writing career in between singing the songs. Tom is a popular artist in the UK, however, here in San Francisco amongst 300+ it was an intimate event, sound was great, and everyone respectful and listening as he bellowed out the tunes. Great night!
Sharon Tunley 