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Post Pandemic Life – Are you there yet?
As with pretty much every other organization, we’ve spent the past year carefully maneuvering through a unique situation. Thankfully, with the guidance of a few core principles, we’ve been able to stay unified, connected and supported. We’ve learned a few lessons along the way about what we want to take with us into the post-pandemic…
Neurodiversity is my superpower!
2020 didn’t bring much positivity to the world, but if lockdown had a silver lining, it’s that it enabled me to learn much more about myself. Hey, I’m Nye and I’m a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer here at Immersive Labs, and I consider myself “neurodiverse”. Approximately 15% of the UK population is thought to also come…
A day in the life of Mike, Lead Front End Developer
Friday morning. It’s been a busy week, and there’s a lot on today’s agenda. I start the day by checking my calendar and daily to-do list. As a Lead Developer on one of Immersive Labs’ Engineering teams my work is varied, and I find it helpful to break the day up into little chunks to…
The Art of Belonging
Starting a new job is always a daunting prospect. New people to get to know, a new office to find your way around, a new commute to perfect the timings of. Having offered you the job in the first place, the new company must be relatively confident that you can provide what they will be…
My lockdown onboarding experience: Raj Sidhu – Customer Success Manager
I’m Raj – I started my journey with the Customer Success team at Immersive Labs in January, in yet another lockdown. …
International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge
Those who know me will know that I am not a shy and retiring person – I share what’s on my mind, and some would say I wear my heart on my sleeve. It all began back in the 1960’s: my two sisters and I were brought up in a household with a strong mother…
A day in the Life of Rae, Associate Cyber Security Engineer
It’s mad to think that I’ve been working here for nearly a year now! I still get super excited whenever someone asks me to explain what I do for a living: ‘I hack things, and teach other people how to hack things’ – and I bloody love it! …
Being out in the workplace: Why being open matters
Being born in the early eighties and growing up in the nineties there was a distinct lack of LGBT+ role models….
The Time to Make History is Now
As part of our Life at Immersive Labs series, we catch up with Steph McCrary, Sales Development Representative, to discover just what Black History Month means to her…
COVID-19: Our Response to the Coronavirus
We don’t need to tell you that COVID-19 has changed the world of work as we know it. We would, however, like to share with you how we have kept our team safe and secure during these past months….
Catching up with Corina for Pride 2020
I love the queer alphabet, not just because, as a lesbian the ‘L’ stands proudly at the front,…
A day in the life of Nurah, Senior Manager, Customer Success
Starting a new job during a lockdown isn’t something I’d ever imagine doing, but these aren’t exactly ‘normal’ times….
A day in the life of Aidan, Backend Developer
I first heard of Immersive Labs through a TechCrunch article about its Goldman Sachs investment way back in January 2019….
A day in the life of Kevin, Enterprise Account Director
The thing I love most about working in sales is how no two days are ever the same….
A day in the life of Lucy, Office Manager
My vibrating phone causes my desk to buzz – it’s reception, informing me that I have visitors….
A day in the life of Melyn, Backend Developer
Monday morning: a new day and a new week. I’m in the office by 08:50 and I’ve already hit the ground running, dashing out to buy a bouquet of flowers….
