'I specifically chose the compilation practice in the SME, because I find the personal and periodic contact with the entrepreneurs in the SME more enjoyable than working for large international companies, where often an accountant or controller is employed. These are usually not small one-man businesses, but for example, we help companies with a turnover of one million per year to grow further, or start-ups focused on growth. At SMEs Integrated Services we also work for family businesses. Sometimes something specific, such as the transfer from parent to child, is very nice to to be involved. The atmosphere at Deloitte is informal and we have a close-knit team. About every quarter we organize an outing on our own initiative, sometimes with supporters. In our group app we discuss and share everything with each other. We are friendly with each other, a game of table football in between the busy work is just part of that. New colleagues feel right at home here. Everyone has their own coach, including myself, but I am also the coach of four colleagues. I want to be an example for those I coach and for our team and beyond, in a connecting role. I also do the HR work for our office/cluster.'

'Two years ago I became a manager and I am currently following the trajectory to become a senior manager. I have a son who is almost two years old and I am now pregnant, but that is not an obstacle at all. After my leave I started working for four days, just like many female colleagues I know who are also mothers. Deloitte is very flexible in this, I can work from home but also at the Breda office where I live nearby. I am at home on Thursdays, my customers also know that if there is really something they can always call. Although this rarely happens in practice, because they understand that Thursday is my 'mom-son day'. Deloitte pays a lot of attention to work-life balance. ProudMom is an initiative within Deloitte that aims to assist women, during and after their pregnancy. I organize national meetings for women to help them with this and to get in touch with each other. We invite a nice speaker, like last time Nathalie Holwerda, author of boe know about how you present yourself as a woman at work.'

'I like to travel, although that is now on the back burner. A few years ago I worked in India for two months, at Deloitte in Hyderabad. We have been working for years with a team in India that helps us with support work. In India we rotated with colleagues from the Netherlands to guide the colleagues in India, very fun and educational, where I also saw part of the country. You don't just get such an opportunity, I recommend everyone to pick up something like it comes your way. I always try to show what is possible. You can really achieve something if you want it yourself.'