How long have you been in your job? Four months.
Who is the smartest person you work with? Jason. He's a sophomore in
college and a brilliant developer.
Who is the craziest? My boss, Raj. First of all, he's an entrepreneur in
New York City, which automatically takes a certain level of insanity.
Aside from that, he listens to Weird Al at the office and can actually
put up with working with the rest of us.
What is the best thing about working there? There's no pressure here to
conform. The pressure here is to work hard, be creative and get results.
Wearing the right corporate casual or being interested in the right pop
culture things of the moment is totally irrelevant. It's a great change
of pace.
I know who my coworkers really are, versus who they pretend to be at
work.
And the worst thing? The office itself is vegetarian, which would be
fine if it weren't for the huge bottomless bowl of candy in the
kitchen.
Sometimes a balanced lunch turns into a bunch of Hershey's Kisses, some
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and a Nestle Crunch.
What's been your biggest mistake while working there? It took me a
little while to realize that this is not the kind of office where you
ask permission to do things. If you have a great idea, you just run with
it. I was probably too timid in my first weeks here.
And your luckiest break? The first major press release I did got us
significant interest from vertical publications that serve our target
audience - without me having to even make follow-up calls. We got
several key placements out of it that should directly drive sales, so it
was a nice entrance to make.
Sneak us a good piece of gossip from your office Chances are, whatever
it is, it's probably about me. I promote parties at various clubs from
time to time, and am also an art model, so my life has a tendency to
seem interesting, when it's really just busy.
Number of employees: 22
Address: 28 W. 39th Street, Suite 302, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 221-8660
Web: www.brainlink.com
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