Life at GoCardless
![We're celebrating National Customer Service Week!](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2HMp2rdFwjNc4xXeUJd9rD/56708cf74682d81254da1945b549bb8f/NCSW_Blog_Hero.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Go behind the scenes and learn about our award-winning Customer Support team
![Sustainability Focus: The link between plastic, oceans and climate change](/content-platform/static/816e9048c2a134da3e79b8677556ad0f/c3dac/gocardless-hero.png)
Dive into our new Head of Environmental Sustainability's blog on climate change
![Behind the scenes: interning at GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/4LfH2d2yFmkeGzt92iyzfP/298bab2138a919c0a3f32879d44fbefd/Tanya_Blog_Hero_2475x1400_V2__1_.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
How interning at GoCardless changed Tanya's opinion on inclusive workplaces
![How we celebrated IWD 2021 across all of March](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/6lkqvFhwQrKgm2NMv5Dcnk/fa35d3d3aac4134a693ee0241e4b586e/Inspiring_IWD_Blog_Header.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
We extended IWD 2021 across the whole of March. Here's what happened.
![We're growing in the states with a new office in New York](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2PmeURorAQKsYPke9P8QOP/e7b5c30c477df392b7f9c0f6b58a2baf/CDT-1389-Blog_Header-New_York_Office1615223671872.png?w=680&h=384&q=50&fm=png)
The North American team continues to grow from San Francisco to New York.
![Virtual Reality takes centre stage for our first virtual Sales Kick-off](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/6ux9UhXNOIpR9zdyANHZFZ/3aa8780594207fce0f3ee7d7bf1c8626/Virtual_SKO_hero.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
How and why we chose to host our first virtual Sales Kick-off
![How employee wellbeing helped us navigate 2020](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/61MoiXPvcIxj0XUW8iQYfj/73277b5f70899a672a49b0c79fc07fe3/CDT-1304-Wellbeing-Blog-Header.png?w=680&h=384&q=50&fm=png)
Supporting our team through a challenging year.
![Happy Diwali from GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/7KEbBs2h0YwmGhG4OsWDY0/afff96d8ce68ebe40f70e0115d719be4/CDT-1269-Blog-Diwali-Rangoli-Character-Illustration.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
COVID means we can't celebrate like normal, but here's what it's all about.
![Inspiring conversations: food for thought on gender equality in November](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2wp1A7XUqQ63xVqnc1YI4f/ee1ff26ecd778f8fde30830c07a186bf/Inspring_takeover_blog_header.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
And why we're celebrating International Men's Day.
![Mental health and being black | Black History Month at GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/3vGZkLefTebYRdQhoW85AD/77bba161d8a80b550e0df6a4a0ec05e0/Black_history_Month_blogpost_Fall_into_conversation.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
Christina talks about the issues around mental health for the black community.
![What’s in a name? | Black History Month at GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/2wCm719ktfb5MtjuxoHsN/04a33d218e6e37a1d6acd2fcd1ba36fb/Black_history_Month_blogpost_whats_in_a_name.png?w=680&h=385&q=50&fm=png)
London-born, Nigerian-raised. Babagbemi Joseph shares the story of his name.
![BEAM: Shining brightly for a year](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/5VA1IdbzurbkkkCuXyWgDH/1db232874d02f8d29de9ec56ec3ae931/BEAM_1_year.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
A year ago we launched our employee group, BEAM. Here's what's happened.
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We're celebrating. But we couldn't do it without you.
![Notting Hill Carnival: How did Europe’s biggest street party begin?](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/1m9tsaAnqjyyCdqTZVnChV/ef8589390addcecd6075e2b120c6c233/CDT-1155-Beam-GC-Carnival_blogpost.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Many don’t realise that the carnival’s origins lie in race riots in 1958.
![Pride Month: Becoming the ally I would like to have](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/1TyshjN8rJgnXFm3itmJhY/48c523148ec821c06c70dab8bc7399ce/CDT-1086_Pride_2020_PS_Max_Blog.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
This week celebrating Pride month, we hear from Maxine from our Talent team.
![Pride month: Recognising the power of being heard](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/6wmVo6ofImRQXmkgo9qq1/e2610c30276572b7f2330910c6d60fe7/CDT-1086_Pride_2020_PS_Vicky_Blog.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
This week celebrating Pride month, we hear from Vicky, one of our engineers.
![Pride month: Living and working with pride](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/5BDu0tyloWqBBYX3IzSCAL/4e3853817646af255cef35d734233c28/CDT-1086_Pride_2020_PS_Drew_Blog.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
This week celebrating Pride month, we hear from Drew, Head of Internal Comms.
![Pride month: Realising the importance of being yourself](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/3rd7Lcm3N99JjRFnQ1nVws/c3dc81bb99e3e3db9c027021f0e1cce3/CDT-1086_Pride_2020_PS_Marios_Blog.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
This week in Pride month, we hear from Marios Dixon.
![Mental Health Awareness Week: sharing kindness and stories from lockdown](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/5Wly8fd7Ee0auJv6JwS1O/99953c437b22994ed7cf01198e92a8fb/CDT-1078_Mental_Health_Awareness_Week_blog_post.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
At GoCardless, this week is all about lending an ear.
![Celebrating the month of Ramadan at GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/1iy9k2PfWALulutMuAbtkx/65ef5fddad74c9624eb6fef49c4af5a4/CDT-1060_BEAM-Ramadan-Awareness-blog-post.jpg?w=680&h=385&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
How the GoCardless team is experiencing Ramadan during the global lockdown.
![Going remote: How has the GoCardless team adapted to a new way of working?](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/5qanYhl6iIGdQCIySbBQB4/1c842cfeb48e77e65012f51260e1df30/A_day_in_the_life___Home_office_set_up__2476____1400.png?w=680&h=384&q=50&fm=png)
A sneak peak in to some of the team's home office set ups.
![The team behind our technology](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/3mWXhi3eXS8PMpJRZydSiq/41fb3ff23ce7361b10c9df8944baeb9c/Image_from_iOS__2_.jpg?w=680&h=510&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
The people who'll be by your side as GoCardless reshapes how you take payments.
![Engineering internships at GoCardless](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/1dvwuNgzy48SQ03kTymSO1/7d7ebec397678e6cc2bdcb4a0fb0743d/engineering-internships.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
Find out about internships in the GoCardless Product Development team.
![A day in the life of Bryan Valery, Customer Support Advocate](https://images.ctfassets.net/40w0m41bmydz/32Rp6NUJfwcUfyGeYFZ8xy/1de963d23255478cd32c3f8171e45a3b/Customer_Support_Bryan.jpg?w=680&h=383&fl=progressive&q=50&fm=jpg)
What does a typical day look like for a GoCardless customer support advocate?