Every year on 30 July the world celebrates International Friendship Day. In Southampton, we chose to celebrate with cake, a day later to catch as many people as possible in Carnival House. The delicious cakes were made by our very own in-house baker, Jules Robinson. The choice of cakes and toppings was endless and we got the chance to step away from our desks and catch up socially.
International Friendship Day was first formally recognised and celebrated in 2011 when the UN General Assembly supported the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.
We wanted to recognise this day within Corporate Shipbuilding for a couple of reasons, besides cake of course! First of all, did you know that average employee will spend roughly 3,515 days working in their lifetime? That’s a long time to spend without fun or friendship. And secondly, we know that the work we do often involves travel for many of us, for some only a few days at a time, but for others it can longer periods of time living and working away from family. Particularly in those longer stays away from home, we know that work colleagues often provide support through the friendships made and a sense of community, sometimes even feeling like family.
Celebrating this day also helps us to reflect on our Culture Essential, Respect and Protect, thinking about what our friendship might mean to others and what their friendship means to us.
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