{"id":1133,"date":"2013-03-08T14:09:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2019-10-09T08:52:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:52:57","slug":"our-awesome-week-in-review-3-8-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/our-awesome-week-in-review-3-8-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Our AWESOME Week in Review! \u2013 3.8.2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627576207341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1134\" title=\"CK Lego Guys\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627576207341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627576207341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627576207341-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You remember us talking about LEGO being so kind and giving a few LEGO construction guys to us to use with our yearly business theme (go <strong><a title=\"2013 Theme\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/2013\/01\/our-awesome-week-in-review-1-18-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> to see info\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0theme), well we passed the little guys out this week to the staff, along with our new Core Value cards. \u00a0It seems that, unbeknownst\u00a0to us, the little LEGO guys have made\u00a0themselves\u00a0right at home\u00a0around\u00a0office and settled into a daily routine of\u00a0doing typical office things around here like fishing in\u00a0the\u00a0fish tank, bench pressing cars, taking naps, and umm&#8230;other &#8220;normal tasks&#8221;&#8230;sigh. I think they fit in very well around here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627540588611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1135\" title=\"Core Values Wall\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627540588611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Speaking of Core Values, we rolled out another cool thing\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0office this week. We now have a <em>Core Values &#8211; Wall of Fame<\/em>. \u00a0The basis for this is that anyone in\u00a0the\u00a0company can\u00a0submit\u00a0the name of a co-worker, along with the reason why, to be recognized for\u00a0<!--more-->something\u00a0they have done during the week\/month that lines up or represents one of our Core Values which are: Do the Right Thing, Serve Others, Raise the Bar, and Balance Life and Enjoy the Journey. \u00a0It has been really cool to see people encouraging and recognizing each other for\u00a0things\u00a0they are doing, and it seems to be picking up more and more speed every day that goes by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3213 size-full\" title=\"Brian - Laptop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627539051741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627539051741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627539051741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizap.com13627539051741-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a while now, it has been a\u00a0running\u00a0joke in\u00a0the\u00a0office about Brian not having a laptop and not being able to be &#8220;mobile&#8221;.\u00a0Well, today was the day that he got his brand spanking new laptop. \u00a0We had worked hard to keep it a complete surprise for him. Something\u00a0like this could not go unnoticed and we never do\u00a0anything\u00a0halfway around here, so we had a party to celebrate. \u00a0You can join in and view the (rough) video of the parade and the celebration <strong><a title=\"Brian's Laptop Celebration\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/5Jc2JaV4ZZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>! Be sure to wish Brian well with his &#8220;new&#8221; technology!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/collage2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1136\" title=\"MREs\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cablesandkits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/collage2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the ladies (Julie) in our Product Management department brought in something that I can truthfully say we have never had here at CK before &#8211; a MRE package. \u00a0MRE stands for Meal, Ready-to-Eat. \u00a0(More info\u00a0<strong><a title=\"MRE\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meal,_Ready-to-Eat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.) \u00a0Pretty much these things are used by the\u00a0military\u00a0for soldiers to eat when other food is not readily available. \u00a0Sounds appetizing, huh? 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