Welcome to Optimism

wieden’s = officially an ‘outstanding’ place to work

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Head of HR / office manager Nat Field proudly displays our Sunday Times 'Best Small Companies' Award. We came number 74 out of loads of entrants. Which is nice, but a bit of a drop from last year when we just missed the top 30. Our scores for 'well-being' let us down, possibly because of the new policy that involves daily sandblasting and corporate taunting for all human work units. This policy will be stepped up until people feel more well.

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See – it says on the base, 'providing its people with an outstanding place to work'. So it must be true.

Matt Stuart

This month we're lucky enough to have a series of photographs by the lovely Matt Stuart adorning our stairwell.

In his own words:

''I am not sure which came first, being nosey or an interest in ‘street photography’, but a fascination with people and the way they live their lives is why I enjoy the business so much.

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I can’t hide behind lights and technology, I am reliant on a small Leica camera, patience and lots of optimism [right on, Matt]. But what I get in return is the chance to make an honest picture which people know immediately is a genuine moment and which hopefully burrows deep into their memories.''

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More info to be found here: http://www.mattstuart.com/

Matt is represented by Gill Turner. More info here: http://www.gillturner.com/

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