I cannot believe that I am nearing the end of my second week already. Seems like only yesterday I was back in Scotland trying to think about what to pack! This week I have been heavily involved with the Reverse Engineering project the Wood Group LIT is undertaking. This has involved trips all over Houston to other Wood Group offices...emphasising the true scale the company has in this city, let alone the country.

I have just returned from a "lunch & learn" which tries to happen every week. These consist of presentations from other departments, field work through to testing. After the presentations there is a discussion amongst all those who attend followed by a lunch. There are two reasons why I believe these to be really beneficial.

Firstly it gives a great understanding of the broadness of the company. From reading the other WG interns blogs it is clear that the amount of work that goes into running, what i thought, was just an engineering company is extraordinary. This can be said for many large companies, but being able to experience it and see first hand the importance of every department (HR through to IT) is so important. Knowing what the other departments actually do provides a meaning for all the work you carry out...no wonder the new global network is called "Unity".

The second reason is that they show how proud every employee is to work for WG. Everyone I have spoken or listened to during a presentation; from the guys on the shop floor up to vice presidents all have the same excitment and great enthusiasm for the company.

One only has to step outside and see the WG flag flying alongside the Lonestar and Stars & Stripes to see how proud they are. All we need now is a Saltire flying nextdoor to them to make the picture complete...

Attachment of the 3 flags...