Knowing that the holidays have ended and that it's time to "get back down to business", I just have to take a minute to comment a bit on my company. While running a very successful business, my managers make our work place fun, interesting and rewarding for all of us working as recruiters. Over the holidays, they devised a reward system (called the Cash Cow) for anyone who brought in a new contract by allowing that person to "pull" from the Christmas stocking (which they stuffed with money) and potentially win up to a 100 dollar bill. We'd be called to the meeting each morning at 8 a.m. by "moo's" over the intercom. There were also some fun games such as cow trivia (did you know that one cow can produce over 2000 gallons of milk per year and produce 20+ gallons of saliva daily?) and a contest to see who did the best Will Farrell cow bell impersonation ('Don't Fear the Reaper") from an SNL skit.
When I arrived at my desk the Friday before the holidays, there was a small wrapped box sitting in front of my computer. I was fairly certain that it wasn't a ring, as I'm not anywhere near such a circumstance to warrant a proposal. I opened it and still wasn't sure what it was. My co-worker, Shelley, assured me that it wasn't a fancy lapel pin, but an IPod Shuffle! Nice gift from management, eh? Then they had us all leave for our "Winter Party" hosted by our president, David. It's always a lovely affair with a catered brunch, more gifts, a performance by our choir (we have some lovely singers in our group), and the traditional hand-written poem read by one of our managers. This year, the surprise ending of the poem announced the upcoming arrival of his first baby boy!
Well, in conclusion, I hope that all of you land in a job where you admire, like and respect your employer as much as I do. Here's hoping that 2012 will increase chances of finding employment and that you are completely pleased with where you have landed; and, if not, call me and I'll see if I can help you make a change! ;-}
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