Eve Lechowska has made her self indispensable
Eve manages the department’s cleaning staff and is responsible for housekeeping maintenance and the Cybercafe’s operations. She also helps out in Reception when needed.
Colleges and Departments
I used to work in Christ’s College where Yusuf Hamied was a student, and where he has also generously given funds for many buildings and projects. Working in a college is quite different from working in a department – although the job is the same, the environment is completely different. Here, it’s labs and offices, while in college you have student accommodation, and you see the students more often.
Challenges
The biggest challenge for me in starting this job was first of all meeting all the people, and also getting to learn how the place operates. Colleges and university departments are different, so it was important to learn how everything works – what makes it ‘tick’.
A people person
Definitely the best thing about my new role is working with people, I like to talk with people and listen to them as well – it’s always good to talk.
What would surprise people about you?
I am a massive K-Pop fan. It started when I was watching Japanese dramas (I love Japan-related things), which got made into Korean dramas, and then I started to listen to the music. K-Pop is not just BTS, although I do know their songs and occasionally add them to my playlists. [Note for readers: K-pop stands for pop music from South Korea, and BTS is one of the most popular K-Pop boy bands).
Coffee or tea?
Coffee definitely. Possibly controversially, I prefer Starbucks.
Below: Eve likes working with other people. With Kat Nowakowska (right), Cheryl Pittas and Barbara Gill.
This article originally appeared in Chem@Cam Issue 67 (Winter 2023).