Another member of the FPO Team for you to meet – this time it is Fiona Morgan (who also happens to be my best friend!!)
What is your job at FPO?
My job at FPO is technically Online Marketing Supervisor. However a lot of my job is keeping the boss on track, learning on the job and trying to expand the reach fire protection has to the consumer. Oh and the most amazing hot chocolate maker. EVER.
Your background isn’t in online marketing, so how did you get involved with FPO?
Hahahhaa no my background wasn’t originally in marketing at all! After school I went to Uni and studied a for a bachelors degree in law. I always thought I would become a defense barrister (you know one of those wig-wearing types, fighting for justice and making the world a safer place) but during the course of my degree and doing some training in chambers, I decided it wasn’t for me. I ended up doing a variety of other jobs (estate agent, nightclub manager, copywriter for an NGO (Non-Governemental Organisation – part of the UN), PR assistant, barmaid etc) for a couple of years before Jon (aka big Giant Bossman) came across me pulling pints at an evening job in a local pub. He soon realised he couldn’t function without my greatness – or rather needed someone to help during the summer to get him on track and then I just never left. (Shhhhh… he may not have noticed I’m still here!)
What is your favourite part of your job?
I actually really enjoy the close working relationship I have with Jon, and everyone here is so nice it’s great. (I also get to wear jeans/fluffy socks and treat it like a second home!)
The depth of knowledge I have acquired in the last two and half years working here really blows my mind, not only am I pretty clued up on fire extinguishers (often commenting when I’m at a restaurant about the lack/wrong/type/make of their extinguishers), but also I’ve discovered a whole new breadth in an area I knew nothing about (mainly internet related marketing and how to set up simple sites etc, yes I am becoming a geek), it’s also pretty damn cool when the bossman lets me go to places like Google/America through work – although BLATANTLY he needs to send me to more places like this 
What is your least favourite part of your job?
There’s nothing really I dislike about my job per se. I’m not great with mornings so I struggle to get my rather curvaceous rear out of bed in time for when the bossman rocks up to take me into work, and I guess I’m not great with taking my breaks so that’s something I need to work on – but they’re not like yucky aspects of the job. I guess the only things I don’t like doing is having to explain a task to an outsourcer, then they fail to understand or complete. No one likes playing the bad guy – but I must say I do rather do it in a stylish – rabid Rottweiler - type of way (so although I do it and do it well – its not something I relish)
Talk me through a typical day.
Ok so I snooze my alarm at least 3 times, roll out of bed hop in the shower, try and find my glasses/phone/clothes/handbag/shoes, clamber into my car if the bossman is off floating around the globe (which he is doing an average of twice a month at the mo) or if he’s back slump into the passenger seat and start gabbling away to him. Drive into work – trying not to hit/get caught behind tractors and lorries, rock up at work, kick my shoes off, fill my bottle up with squash and juice, have some brekkie, make the bossman a drink (if he’s about), plan his day, answer my emails, then start on my tasks for the day – planning outsourcer work, reading some new strategy etc. Throughout the day I shout at Jon (and possibly throw things) to get him to do his work on time and be more productive, then before I know it, it’s half five so I drag bossman kicking and screaming outta the building and demand to go home. Then I’m back in my pit and all is right with the world.
What do you get up to when you’re not taking over the world one extinguisher at a time?
Mmmm… I’m a internet addict – I seriously get the shakes if I can’t check my Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blog, emails, eBay etc accounts at LEAST once a day. Apart from that I like horse riding, reading, films, seeing my pals, and travelling. Trying new stuff as much as possible is a big thing for me (I’ve recently been to Biarritz in France and this weekend I’m off to Dorset), also I guess I’ve kinda got into exercising – now I know what your thinking fat bird don’t run unless there’s cake, and it’s true I don’t, but I reward myself with Ben and Jerry’s or cake so all is right with the world.
Do you like olives?
I really like green olives in oil stuffed with garlic or almonds, or coated in herbs. I don’t like them in brine and I’m not too fussed about the other colours. Does that make me prejudiced to other olives? Oh god I’m an olivist….
Thank you Fiona – fab interview responses! Next time I’ll be chatting to Jackie, who is the FPO Administrator – so keep an eye out for that.
