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Banker
Apr 17, 2012 18:49:29 GMT -5
Post by tiarra on Apr 17, 2012 18:49:29 GMT -5
Just wondering how your job interview went. You must really be into organic foods. I remember from years back you talking about whole foods and hans. Have you ever been to trader joe's? We have one nearby and I adore it!
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Banker
Apr 18, 2012 17:06:34 GMT -5
Post by bankedout on Apr 18, 2012 17:06:34 GMT -5
It was a preliminary interview, basically allowing me to be a viable candidate for any position that opens up. I think it went well.
Yes, I do go to Trader Joe's. They have great deals!
I'm also applying at Whole Foods Market. I found out that they are one of only 13 companies in the USA who have made Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since the list started in 1998.
Beyond just liking local and organic foods as a consumer, I think that people who work at places like this feel as though their jobs are benefiting the community. Some companies are a positive to customers, employees, vendors, etc. I want to be a part of a team like that.
Thanks for asking. I hope everything is going well for you!
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Banker
May 9, 2012 20:06:40 GMT -5
Post by bankedout on May 9, 2012 20:06:40 GMT -5
I had my 2nd interview with Willy St. Co-op on May 1st. Today they called me and offered me a job. So I get to work at one of the 20 best places to work in Madison. www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/April-2012/Best-Places-to-Work-2012/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc"Good Food, Good Work: Willy Street Co-op This year’s survey measured a new component of business success—sustainability—and Willy Street Co-op came out on top. In addition to creating a winning workplace in the standard key areas of employee engagement, the co-op continues to lead the charge in sustainable practices for staff as well as the community at large. An internal website encourages communication among 284 employees, especially when it means swapping surplus garden hauls or sharing rides to work. There’s an onsite company garden for harvesting lunch fixings, and employees get twenty percent off all food—locally and responsibly sourced as much as possible (as 28,000 Willy Street Co-op members well know). Health and wellness programs encourage biking to work, and responsible drivers love the electric charging stations and the east side’s solar-paneled pumping station (the preheated water is then piped back to the store’s water’s heater). These are benefits to both employees and members alike, as are the rooftop solar panels, rain garden, participation in MG&E’s Green Power Tomorrow program, serious recycling efforts including compostable packaging in the deli, bag credits, use of environmentally sound cleaning products and the co-op’s employment of an extra-handy maintenance staff to reuse and fix things as much as possible. Then there’s the cooperative model itself, which should not be underestimated when it comes to sustainability. “There aren’t those extra steps of stuff getting shipped somewhere else, or someone outside of the community making decisions, trying to please a national audience,” says Brendon Smith, director of communications. “There are fewer links in the chain. It’s a pretty tight circle, and I think that helps keep it sustainable.” Local resources stay local, and having heavily invested, healthy, engaged, passionate employees means Willy Street Co-op is a great place to work."
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Banker
May 10, 2012 16:10:18 GMT -5
Post by dg on May 10, 2012 16:10:18 GMT -5
hope it works out for you!
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Banker
May 10, 2012 20:07:17 GMT -5
Post by sd on May 10, 2012 20:07:17 GMT -5
Congratulations! It sounds as though you've found a company that is people centric- and will be a good company to work for- That's a rare find IMO- SD
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Banker
May 11, 2012 18:08:38 GMT -5
Post by blygh on May 11, 2012 18:08:38 GMT -5
Good going bankedOut - You did well in a short time - I have been there and I know how tough it can be Blygh
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