I have been working and living in Paris since December 2020 and I have been happier in these few months than I have been in the last year. I love my job. I couldn't ask for a kinder boss and my teammates are absolutely brilliant. Vestiaire Collective is a safe place where everyone is welcome, listened to and accepted the way they are. It is a place of inclusion and diversity and I can’t be happier nor prouder to be part of this amazing journey that is called Vestiaire Collective.
There was a long way to go until I replaced the previous questions with the confidence and the greatness I feel today. I finished therapy in February 2021. These six months not only have been extremely hard but also incredibly enriching. I have learnt things about myself that I never knew before and I have questioned actions, people and feelings that I didn’t know I could. Going to therapy has been the best decision I have made in a very long time.
One thing I learnt in therapy was “drawing red lines”, which is being aware of what things or acts I would never tolerate and how to respond to someone who crosses that line. One of my red lines is respect. I don’t tolerate acts of disrespect to either myself or someone else.
Since I started my new job I have been involved in the Diversity and Inclusion internal group to improve and promote inclusion within the company and towards our community of users. My main role has been the creation of content for the LGBTQIA+ Taskforce for internal and external communications.. Growing up surrounded by LGBTQIA+ community members helped me learn about this community that I absolutely adore and respect. Being able to participate in this Taskforce makes me incredibly happy.
My new life is surrounded by interesting people, pain au chocolat and fresh flowers on Sunday morning. My weekdays are full of creative challenges and intelligent conversations and my weekends are well spent walking around the beautiful streets of Paris, drinking overpriced yet extremely delicious Kitsumé iced latte and living la vie en rose.
Once I started to get settled in my new flat and job, I decided to reach out to Kayla to touch base on the Major Project. As organised as I am, I wanted to have as much time as possible to develop and create an outcome which process I would enjoy and which body of work I would be proud of. After giving it some thought, I was determined to produce a podcast.
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