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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 21. 5th September 1973

For Murray, Variety Came Early

For Murray, Variety Came Early

If Murray Law hoped for variety in his job be undoubtedly got it. In less than two years with BP he has worked in the Operations Department at head office in Wellington and live local installations out in the field.

Murray is 22 and joined the company straight from the University of Waikato, where he read economics and social psychology—a rare combination of subjects which he reckons could have been a gateway to a variety of jobs. He chose BP because it seemed to offer the kind of openings where he could use his academic interests in applied economics.

At BP's Mt. Maunganui installation he did six months initial training handling almost every job there except that of superintendent. Later he did temporary relief duties, is superintendent at Taumarunui and Paeroa. When the company introduced a new domestie heating oil delivery system Murray went to Auckland to supervise the programme there.

Murray Law

Murray Law

Back in Wellington head office he next found himself doing feasibility studies for lubricants blending plants at two large depots, examining data from widespread sources.

Murray is now a distribution planner in Operations Department and is currently working on road transport costings. He says he enjoys the work because of the significance of transport costs in the overall operations of the company.