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Lindsy: “My colleagues are more than colleagues. They feel like family.”

Learning the best skills from your colleagues while getting all the freedom you need? Break out to play sports for an hour? Or work remotely from Malaga? At Qconcepts we say: do it! This is the story of audit trainee Lindsy van den Akker (23). She shares her moment of insight and explains why Q is the ideal place to kickstart your career.

“That work-life balance everyone is always talking about. I found that here.”

Learning from the best

Despite four years of accounting experience, Lindsy had an opportunity to learn a lot at Q. “When I came to work here, I had to learn to walk all over again, so to speak. Everything was new. That’s why I’m so happy with the traineeship and with my colleagues who know a lot about the profession. I learn so much from them! Also, like everyone else here, I have a mentor. It’s so nice to be able to ask all my questions and to share what’s on my mind.”

Playing ball

For Lindsy, her work-life balance is sacred. “I value my freedom and personal life, and at Q, they understand that. I’m free to go wherever I want. Of course I have my responsibilities and appointments with clients, but if I want to play tennis for an hour in between meetings, I can do that. They are very flexible here. I study for school in my downtime and one day a week I see my classmates. I sincerely mean it when I say that I appreciate everyone working here. It’s such a nice place to work.”

Everyone is family

For Lindsy, the workplace is much more than freedom and playing ball on her lunch break. “What I like most about working at Q is my colleagues; they feel like family. At other offices there was often a generation gap. Here we are all on the same page and see each other outside of work. There’s just a good atmosphere. We work hard, but we also laugh a lot. And everyone is always there for each other.”

Remote from Spain

Full time in the office is out of date. But what about working under the Spanish sun? “Last winter I worked remotely from Málaga. Q also has offices there, right in the center, a stone’s throw from the beach. That’s not because we have Spanish clients, mind you, but because colleagues expressed a desire for it. I think that’s cool and the ultimate example that Q cares about its people. That work-life balance everyone is always talking about. I found that here.”

Is it time for you?

Interested in a career full of opportunities to grow and to develop yourself? Interested in the freedom to choose your own projects, clients and work location?. Interested in a job that doesn’t feel like a job? Do you value your freedom and work life balance? Then it is time for you! Want to get acquainted? We’ll tell you more about working at Q. Contact us here.

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