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This month’s issue of People Make Print we caught up with Nicole Gorrie. Nicole started with us back in 2012 as an Office Junior and was promoted to Office Manager in 2022.

1. What does your typical day/responsibilities involve?

Every day is different. Most of my job is troubleshooting the rest of our processes, making sure that invoicing is done timely and purchasing invoices are all on our systems, dealing with queries, and spending money.

2. Have you learned much about printing since you have been here?

I spent covid-times working in the Finishing Department and learnt a lot about their processes.  This year I took part in internal audits which enabled me to gain a better view of other departments. So, I would say my post 2020 knowledge is much improved. There is so much technical knowledge in the building, I only really scratched the surface.

3. Did you always want to work in Administration, if not what else did you consider?

I sort of fell into Admin. Before that I considered teaching, I’m good with kids and would have liked to do something that made a difference to peoples’ lives.

4. What is the best part of your job?

The people! I work with some lovely, mad women who make the job interesting.

5. Staff line up, how many do you think you could name?

That sounds tense! I’d probably panic and forget everyone.

6. You have a month off work, where would you go?

I saw a fantastic documentary film about a group of young guys who rode from Mexico to Canada through the open land in America! It took them 6 months, so I would do a section of that! Probably alone … there is no way my boyfriend would get the time off with me.

7. You have one extra hour in the day, what would you do?

Sit on Pinterest, buy plants, and play with my guineapigs. At the weekends I’d drink wine – very exciting!

8. If you were independently wealthy and didn’t need to work, what would you do with your time??

Ideally something constructive like open a livery yard, and rescue lots of animals. Alternately, become the eccentric rich and eventually be eaten by cats. There would be animals involved.

9. You are stranded on a desert island with one person and 2 items, who/what would they be ?

A deck chair, a sailboat, and a bottle of Gin – I don’t need a person.

10. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?

The bar is set high, I’m not very easily embarrassed. Funny one though – name no names! On a recent work night out, I went to hug someone goodbye and long story short I accidentally got my boob shook …. He was more embarrassed than me though!

11. What would the title of your autobiography be? 

Caffeinated; hopefully!

12. You are hosting a Celebrity Come Dine With Me for 6, who would you invite (dead or alive)

Stacey Dooley, Ross Kemp, Dave Grohl, Zeda Fitzgerald, Miley Cyrus,  Matthew McConaughey.

This month’s issue of People Make Print we caught up with Craig McNeill a long standing member of our print family. Check out Craig’s hilarious answers in this blog.

1. Did you choose print as a career or did it choose you?

I’d have to say it chose me, or to be more precise I blame my big mate John “Smudger” McFadyean, another long standing worker in JTCP. He got me a start.

2. How long have you worked at J Thomson CP?

26 years, I started in 1996 and I know looking at my picture it’s hard to believe I’m that old 👀🤣.

3. What is the best project you have ever worked on, why?

The install of the KBA Led UV press, as it was new technology we had to learn as we went. It was a good test for all involved.

4. Have you always worked in print?

Pretty much unless you count my paper run and 6 months in Safeway (Morrisons).🤣

5. You have a month off work, where would you go?

I’d take my wife and kids to Disneyland as I’ve always promised them but haven’t managed to yet. That would be great.

6. What is something you think everyone should try at least once?

Nightshift 🤣

7. If you could sit next to anyone on a plane, who would it be?

Megan Fox on our way to the Seychelles together. Or my wife Emma, either would do🤣.

8. Who would you invite on your talk show and why?

Would have said Diego Armando Maradona before he passed away but I’ll say Kevin Bridges as he would be a good guest and a cracking laugh.

9. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?

A few spring to mind here instantly, but I don’t think this is the right forum for these revelations, so I’ll go with the time me and my big mouth shouting jokingly about something in the factory led to me realising just how far sound travels. Shout out to my old gaffer Jacko for seeing the funny side 🤣.

10. What would the title of your autobiography be?

Confessions of a lithographic scientist👀🤣

11. What will people say at your funeral??

Only time he’s been on time for anything!!