{"id":4867,"date":"2022-12-01T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spin.nl\/colleagues-tell\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:13:16","slug":"colleagues-tell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spin.nl\/en\/colleagues-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleague Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\">Colleague Stories<\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid us_post_list apply_url_params type_grid layout_203 cols_3 preload_style_spinner with_css_animation ratio_1x1\" id=\"us_post_list_b8b8\" 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(max-width:1024px){.layout_203 .usg_post_title_1{color:var(--color-header-middle-bg)!important;text-align:center!important;font-size:1.3rem!important}.layout_203 .usg_html_1{border-radius:0 0.5rem 0 0!important;border-style:solid!important;border-width:2px!important}.layout_203 .usg_post_title_2{color:var(--color-alt-content-text)!important;text-align:center!important;font-size:1rem!important;font-weight:400!important;text-transform:none!important}}@media (max-width:768px){.layout_203 .usg_post_title_1{color:var(--color-header-middle-bg)!important;text-align:center!important;font-size:1.3rem!important}.layout_203 .usg_html_1{border-radius:0 0.5rem 0 0!important;border-style:none!important;border-width:2px!important}.layout_203 .usg_post_title_2{color:var(--color-alt-content-text)!important;text-align:center!important;font-size:1rem!important;font-weight:400!important;text-transform:none!important}}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colleagues-tell category-homepage-white\" data-id=\"4502\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/en\/colleagues-tell\/tips-for-your-financial-planning\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Tips for your financial planning\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_2 has_text_color align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\">Tips for your financial planning<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 has_text_color align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\">Tips for your financial planning<\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Pension accrual with SPIN is more or less automatic, but that doesn&#8217;t mean you don&#8217;t&hellip;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1639\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JosenTheo-klein-1-e1740564524247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4646 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colleagues-tell\" data-id=\"4646\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/en\/colleagues-tell\/sustainability-starts-with-you\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Sustainability starts with you\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_2 has_text_color align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\">Sustainability starts with you<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 has_text_color align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\">Sustainability starts with you<\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">We must change our lives for a more beautiful world Evert van Ophem on the&hellip;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Evert-van-Ophem12-klein-en-smal-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article 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has_text_color align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\">New in service<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 has_text_color align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\">New in service<\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Esther Witteveen on jumping into the deep end Esther Witteveen had only just started working&hellip;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1717\" src=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6155616724c269c5883c3593_Esther-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afb size_1x1 post-4787 post type-post status-publish 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has_text_color align_center valign_middle\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\">When you break up<\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">It&#8217;s all about the total picture Richard Renckens has been an IBM employee for more&hellip;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1193\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/spin.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2022-12-09-om-16.56.27.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-html usg_html_1\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"g-loadmore hidden\"><div class=\"g-preloader type_1\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-grid-list-json hidden\" onclick='return 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