Employee of the Month

Jenny Hammock is our Employee of the Month for January. Here are a few tidbits about Jenny that you may or may not already know:

What makes you laugh the most? My daughter, the TV show Parks and Rec, and Marty (partly because he quotes Parks and Rec!!).
What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? I listen to mostly Top 40 stuff. I don’t remember the station IDs.
What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? The day of my first training in Talladega, AL. We woke up at 4ish in the morning and got home around 2:30am. I was SO close to going 24 hours, but I still had to come to the office the next day, so I crashed at 22.5.
What’s your favorite family recipe? My family comes from England, so we eat a dish called Yorkshire pudding that we LOVE.
Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? In a world where you can be anything--be kind.
If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? No texting and driving.
What was your first paid job? How old were you? I was a baby-sitter at 10. I used my earnings to take an American Heart Association baby-sitting class and CPR certification, so I could get more customers and charge more. If baby-sitting doesn’t count, then my first job was working the drive-thru at Carl’s Jr.
What motivates you to work hard? So many things! I take pride in my work. I want to contribute to changing the lives of our customers. I also work hard to support my family and make them proud.

Laura Axtell is our Employee of the Month for February. Here are a few tidbits about Laura that you may or may not already know:

What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)? About 70 hours with NO sleep as part of a team that was preparing for a national audit. By the last day, a couple of people were hallucinating and couldn't even drive :)
What's your favorite family recipe? My mom's homemade granola
What was your first paid job? How old were you? Babysitting when I was 12 but my first real job was detasseling corn in Illinois when I was 14 (its a midwest thing)
What motivates you to work hard? Doing new and challenging things that support a vision and mission and never being bored.

Nate Smeding is our Employee of the Month for March. Here are a few tidbits about Nate that you may or may not already know:

Did your siblings/friends give you a nickname when you were growing up? If so, what was the nickname? Scooter
Who do you admire the most? My mom
What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep (and why)? maybe 24 hours.. most likely I was out toilet papering houses
What’s your favorite family recipe? Five Guys Burgers
What was your first paid job? How old were you? Working games at Lagoon. I was 14
What motivates you to work hard? The desire to support a family the very best I can

Mike Dickson is our Employee of the Month for April. Here are a few tidbits about Mike that you may or may not already know:

What makes you laugh the most? Lots of things make me laugh. As long as it’s not perilous, I often laugh at the misfortune of others. Fail videos can get me laughing pretty good sometimes. I also enjoy all manner of random humor. Random humor on Youtube will get me going. Like Rhett and Link, Key and Peele, Julian Smith, etc.
What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? Spotify and spotify. Haha. My music taste is different than most people. I don’t enjoy the radio much. I listen to all kinds of different rock music, from soft rock, to post hardcore (as long as there isn’t a lot of screaming). But what I like most is a harder rock with ambience incorporated. Something like the band Gates. I also enjoy me some dubstep once in a while.
What’s your favorite family recipe? My Mom’s Chicken Broccoli Casserole! It’s amazing on its own. However, I like to throw Taco Bell’s fire sauce on it. Gives it a delicious flare!
What was your first paid job? How old were you? I’d like to gloss over being a janitor and say that my first job after that was working at 5 Buck Pizza in West Jordan starting when I was 15. I was there 5 years before I left on my mission and it was a fun job because of the people I worked with.
What motivates you to work hard? My Dad motivates me to work hard. Mostly because he is an amazing example of hard work himself. That, and our awesome purpose here!

Jillian Kaster is our Employee of the Month for May. Here are a few things you may or may not know about Jillian:

What makes you laugh the most? Sharing childhood stories with Sarah Mcmullin.
What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? NPR and The Current.
What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? 17 hours- I will fall asleep anywhere.
What’s your favorite family recipe? My Mom’s (and why)? My grandma’s hot fudge sauce.
Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken? If so, what is the motto? No matter where you go, there you are.
If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? All beginner readers must receive OG based phonics in grades K-3.
What was your first paid job? How old were you? I was a granny sitter sophomore year of high school. Basically my job was to have conversation with a 90 year old women.
What motivates you to work hard? I’m a team player and get energy from working with others.

Charlotte Naylor is our Employee of the Month for June. Here are a few things you may or may not know about Charlotte:

What makes you laugh the most? My husband, my critters, and of course KJ and Phil.
What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? 80’s on 8, NPR, and whatever channel the Royals game is on as I drive home.
What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? I lost count at 36 hours - relocating a Blockbuster store.(RIP Store # 2183)
What was your first paid job? How old were you? Hy-Vee grocery store (where there is a smile in every aisle) - 16

Stacy Hurst is our Employee of the Month for July. Here are a few things you may or may not know about Stacy:

What makes you laugh the most? At work, my team members because they are hilarious, any meeting in which I am sitting between Phill and Matt, and anytime Jon T. and Nate break into a spontaneous song and dance.
What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? NPR, NPR, and any station that plays Alternative music
What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleep? The whole summer of 2011... I was writing Discovery.
What was your first paid job? How old were you? Besides babysitting, picking cherries and delivering newspapers. I was about 12.
If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? Mandatory naps and that RH would be used to teach EVERYONE how to read. Yes, it would be two things combined in the same law.
What motivates you to work hard? Learning new things, having fun, and working on things that have meaning, purpose, or useful application.