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The Staff…

The Ground FloorThe Ground Floor

Cristina CavarnaliFinance Manager

Honestly, the car in front of the office is not mine. However, I brought, as

you requested, my driving license.

Răzvan HorobeanuAccountant

Funny, I thought the suitcase was for me and the card for the girls, and it’s actually the other way round!

Mihaela RogozAccountant

Remember, after any salary raise, you will

have less money at the end of the month than

you did before…

Emilia MarinescuReceptionist

I can only please one person per day. Today

is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking

good either.

Florin BeraruDriver

Hey! I’m not an airplane! Three of you may join

me in the car, the rest of you… check out the

railway station!

Cristian CiobanuDriver

Fasten your seatbelt!I’m gonna take you for the

ride of your life!Around the garage, of

course!

Mariana NeagoeAssistant Accountant

Life in the GRASP office is not easy…

I’m sweating buckets after all this paperwork!

Costina ApostolAssistant Accountant

Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you

how to get along without it.

Magdalena FîrtatOffice Manager

I’m not responsible for this Happy Hour! You said “cheap DJ”…

Iaşi Field OfficeIaşi Field Office

Adrian PieptuField Office Director

Sorry, I have to leave now… I gotta pay a visit to the Corleone

family.

Gheorghe IoniţăCP Specialist

Brothers and sisters, we won! The strike

was successful! From now on we’ll have low

fat milk for our coffees!

Gabriela PipirigAdministrative Assistant

Hey, watch out! I don't have an attitude problem, you have a perception problem.

Liviu IacobBudget & Finance Specialist

Yes, I’m at work. Do you bring free beers

for more than 5 pizzas?

Paula TalabăSFS Program Officer

Yes, they arrived!Call the management

and complain, I don’t see any yellow bottles in the trunk. Damn caterers!

FirstFirst Floor Floor

Roger VaughanChief of Party

Of course, you can talk as much as you want, my translator

is not here.

Benjamin FeitDeputy Chief of Party

The frame is nice, the picture is nice, but… where am I?

Simona RăileanuProject Coordinator

The physician told me that when the walls

become orange I can go back home, ‘cause I

have the workaholic syndrom.

Sanda Meresciu“Doamna Sanda”

Vai, mamă dragă, da’ nu mai munciţi aşa

mult!

Monica CojocariuHuman Resource Manager

A piece of advice: you can go anywhere you

want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.

Claudia MihuţPAL Team Leader

We beat the 6 o'clock rush, and left work at noon! Now it’s time for my 2

calories cake!

Paul-André BaranDCB Deputy Director

Oops… it’s the mayor!

Daniela DrăghiciPeer Networks Coordinator

You’re a man! That’s disturbing. I feel sorry for you,

but you can’t come to the Tae-Bo. It’s

only for women with attitude.

Raluca LupuLG Associations Coordinator

Oh, no… not again!It’s the second time I

get caught by paparazzis out of the

office…

Mark BirnbaumProgram Operations Director

Yeah, boss, I went there but there was no chick around.

Oh, you mean Citizen Information Center (CIC)…

Mmmh… well, I have to dress up, I presume.

Marcel ChiranovMonitoring & Evaluation

Manager

This monitoring & evaluation stuff is bloody

and tough… I just drowned two indicators

but got beaten by a spreadsheet!

Doina MuşatescuEvent Coordinator

Guess who? It’s me! Guess when? During

the lunch break!Guess what? I can fly!Guess where? Out of

the office!

Oana TudorProject Coordinator

If you think I’m a TAMIS freak, you’re

dead wrong. The beer cans are

hidden under the desk.

Paul NegrilăIT Support Manager

I thought hardware meant the parts of a

computer system that can be kicked…

Iulian NăstaseHelp Desk Assistant

I’m currently researching on the

differences between wasting time at work

before the Internet and wasting time at work with the Internet…

Special Guests...Special Guests...

Judy HansenDevelopment Alternatives, Inc.

Well, I love the way the GRASP office looks now… this is

the conference room?

Michael MorfitDevelopment Alternatives, Inc.

Judy told me you have you

redecorated the office… Why am I still

here?

Carmen Dumitrache...Motorola

No, no, no! I can’t sell you

low-price phones!

Cătălin Becic...Connex

OK – I found my conditioner, my after

shave, my low-calories sandwich, the

bottle opener… but where’s my silver

ring?

Sibiu Field OfficeSibiu Field Office

Peter BartaSFS Program Officer

Happy Hour? Why not Happy Week,

or Happy Contract?

Elena NegreaCP Specialist

Gigi, go away, I’ve activated the webcam!

Flavia BratuAdministrative Assistant

Girl power! Release the calories! Freedom for

the sugar-free!

Iustin CodreanuLED Specialist

Amazing! I already had 10 beers and

I’m still cold!

Second FloorSecond Floor

Casandra BischoffPolicy Specialist

Hello, this is the Policy Reform Hot

Line! You’re entitled to 30 minutes of listening to my

opinions about a policy issue of your

choice.

Eugenia RotaruPolicy Specialist

Writing name tags for the conference is a

tough job, but somebody has to do it!

Viorica DumitruAdministrative Assistant

No, no, no! The red cards should be

placed on top of the black cards!

Nick EnacheFALR Coordinator

OK, I got the message. We’ll cut it short. Oh, and by the way… no more coffee breaks!

Laura ŞtefanLegal Policy Advisor

Actually, 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

Monica GrecuChief Translator

OK, although everybody asked for it, I am not in the mood to

sing heavy metal.

Alexandru MollaTranslator

Everything takes longer than you think.

Especially when it’s something to be

translated!

Irinel DiniTranslator

Hey, don’t be afraid, we’ll replace on the flipchart the words

“capital improvement plan” with “favourite

beer brands”.

Anca DanţeşVoucher Manager

No, you can’t use this voucher at the mall…

Diana IonescuFinance Officer

In this joint, drinks are brought slower than

grantee financial reports…

Christine JasperSFS Director

You can’t take that!That’s one of our

grantees!

Alexa BabeşSFS Program Officer

OK, grantees! Smile for the

photo, and then quickly get back

to work!

Carmen BlăgoiFinance Assistant

This area definitely needs some metropolitan

adjustments. There’s no Diet Coke around, and most certainly no loo!

Radu FloreaSFS Program Officer

Previous night – spent on the train… Next

night – to be spent on the train… That’s why I’m a certified trainer!

Oradea Field OfficeOradea Field Office

Livia BanuField Office Director

Before ending our conference, I am being told by our DCOP that

somebody from the audience has placed his/her car in front of the

office. Move it quickly!

Eugen CozmaCP Specialist

You don’t have to sign anything, Mr. Mayor, just read the damn thing!

Marie-Odette BuntaAdministrative Assistant

The copier’s broken, the internet doesn’t

work, phone is blocked… Everything is set, let’s go to the

pub!

Monica TereanSFS Program Officer

In line with the recent funding cuts, we’ll

organize our grantee quarterly meeting on the

premises of this wonderful hospice!

ThirdThird Floor Floor

Sam CoxsonLG Initiatives Director

I hope it’s not true that no one is listening until you make a mistake…

Artur LunguAssistant to the LGI Director

Casual Friday? So… I can take my

tie off the neck?

Robert GondiIT/MIS Manager

Jesus, I didn’t know that if it’s

paid by GRASP, I have to eat it all!

Carmen FrunzăProgram Assistant

This is the result of a week of hard working in the

office… I’m sleeping while I’m talking!

George GuessFinance & Budget Team Leader

Yeah, I understand you’re not happy

with just an apple for lunch… try writing a

new proposal!

Anca VoineaFinance & Budget Specialist

Hey, man, get a life! You walk around that empty glass for half an hour!

Mircea TuleaFinance & Budget Specialist

This is my new office, a

representation of what I believe local

economic development

means!

Costel TodorFinance & Budget Specialist

Hello, my name is Costel, and I live in Sibiu. I have a slight

lapse of memory, could you please remind me how do I relate with the

gentlemen near me?

Mircea AlexandrescuPublic Services Specialist

Training! I love it! Free meals,

pleasant company, and sometimes a

perfect place for a nap!

Mihaela VrabetePublic Services Specialist

Yahoo Messenger user name: “zona”,

password: “metropolitana”…

Ciprian CăpâlneanPublic Services Specialist

This is an area in need of public services e.g. a

phone, to call for help!

Cristina VladuPublic Services Specialist

Pssst! Abort mission! Abort mission! Peter, do you read me? We’re in

the wrong local government!

Nora MaderkovaLED Team Leader

This is the LED consultant assigned by

the county council?

Anca SocolovschiLED Specialist

Strange.. How come I always get the empty glass?

Kristina CreoşteanuCitizen Participation

Team Leader

Don’t worry about them… they project images on the wall, they don’t play loud

music!

Gabriela CăluşeruMunicipal Credit

Program Manager

Everybody’s in the lunch break… Am

I the only one working around

here?

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