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Question of the Week: Who’s Your Office Buddy? 🦎

  • July 7, 2025
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danielleatsafe
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The FME Lego Lizard recently landed at the Safe offices, and it got us curious - do you have a furry, plastic, Lego, or stuffed animal friend keeping you company in your workspace?

We’d love to see who shares your office! Share a photo or tell us about your office buddy in the comments below.

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      crutledge
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      • crutledgeInfluencer
      • Influencer
      • July 8, 2025

      TRexy is a bit of a mascot for us. TRexy travels too. 😎
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      At your rest service ^B
        redgeographics
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        We have a rather extensive collection of rubber duckies at the office and various FME-related toys (Zipsters, Lizards, mini-Craig), a plushie office cat (since our building doesn't allow real ones) and plants.

        But my favourite might just be the map dragon a friend origami'd for me a long time ago from some USGS topo quads I got from another friend even longer ago

        Even better: the municipality I currently live in has a connection to the legend of St George and the Dragon, so there's a lot of dragons in public art andΒ people's front yards. So now I can truthfully put β€œhere be dragons” on my mapsΒ πŸ˜„

        FME rocks! \m/
          louis.ywema
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          • louis.ywemaContributor
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          • July 10, 2025

          When working from my home office I'm always accompanied by Nessie

          monster of Loch Ness

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            ebygomm
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            • ebygommEvangelist
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            • July 10, 2025

            I'm accompanied by one of many lockdown creations, there's a few other friends about too.

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              itsmatt
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              • itsmattCelebrity
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              • July 10, 2025

              I have an assortment of cups and plates that keep me company on my desk - each with a different level of coffee dregs or crumbs. No way am I taking any photos of my desk….πŸ˜…Β 

                hkingsbury
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                • hkingsburyCelebrity
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                • July 13, 2025

                My colleague is pretty unreliable, sleeps on the job, often shows up late or not at all. Also likes to make lots of noise when I’m on calls.

                He does get a catpuccino if he shows up to work on time...

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                I have an assortment of cups and plates that keep me company on my desk - each with a different level of coffee dregs or crumbs. No way am I taking any photos of my desk….πŸ˜…Β 

                My desk often resembles a similar state…..


                I also have this iconic New Zealand poster (If you know, you know - found in most take away shops) above my deskΒ 
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