Tom Bullen

6:30 AM

Today I woke up and reluctantly got out of bed and got dressed for a quick 20-minute run before work. Post-run, I jumped in the shower and then got ready for work.

7:45 AM

I used my ex-barista skills to make myself a coffee and then selected a podcast for my commute to work. I’m an avid Liverpool FC fan so I put on my favourite fan podcast discussing our upcoming fixture.

8:45 AM

Arrive at work, grab myself a cup of tea and turn my computer on for the day at work. I’ll usually start by checking my email inbox as well as my calendar to see what I have on for the day. Based on this I’ll create a to-do list so I can plan and structure my day. Today I can see that I have a few meetings, so I plan my day around them.

9:15 AM

I continue my work on a recipe blog for the website that I started yesterday. This blog is all about reducing food waste so I’ve gone through our extensive range of recipes to find any that can use leftover fruit and vegetables people may have in the fridge. I enjoy writing about and suggesting these sorts of recipes so that we can help reduce food waste and alleviate the cost-of-living pressures that people are going through.

10:00 AM

We had a farewell morning tea for our Head of Communications between the Marketing and HR team. There was an array of cakes and slices, but I only managed one cupcake at that time of the morning and then grabbed myself a coffee as well to help wash it down!

10:45 AM

Back to working on the recipes blog now. Having chosen the recipes I wanted to include, I now had to input each recipe's name and image into the blog, including a hyperlink to the recipe and dividing them into different categories.

12:00 PM

We then had a meeting with a market research agency to go over some qualitative results for our Berries category. A couple of weeks earlier we joined the agency in conducting accompanied shopping visits to analyse how they purchase berries and what they look for. The agency then went over these insights and results with the team in a presentation.

1:00 PM

Today I decided to walk across the road to the park to eat my sandwich for lunch. I enjoy getting a bit of fresh air and sunlight to help me relax and re-energise for the afternoon.

1:30 PM

I then had another meeting with the Tomato category team and Veg marketing team to discuss updates and any progress on current workings in the category.

2:30 PM

Following the meeting, I have a little break to grab a coffee and a banana. I then go back to my desk, plug in my headphones, and begin replying to any emails I might’ve received during my meetings. In this case, my marketing manager asked me to set up a meeting with the wider Tomato category team as well as the CEO and CCO to go over our tomato research findings from the research agency.

3:00 PM

I spent the last couple of hours of the day finishing off my blog. Selecting and formatting the recipe images took a large chunk of my time as I had to make sure they were the right size and quality for the website. If the images are too large it slows down the loading time of the webpage but if they are too small, then the images become pixelated so it’s important to find a happy medium.

4:45 PM

After finishing my work for the day I’d usually head home and go for a walk or do a workout but today I’m going out for dinner with a friend. I drove to his house to get changed out of my office uniform and then we headed to the pub. There I enjoy a couple of well-earned beers as well as some tacos for dinner.

8:30 PM

After a long day out, I jump in the shower to freshen up and then watch a bit of TV with my girlfriend. We’re currently watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, definitely worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

10:30 PM

I like to read for about half an hour in bed to help me unwind before going to bed, ready to do it all again tomorrow.

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