The Holidays Are Officially Here!

It’s already November and the Holiday season is upon us. This month we celebrate Thanksgiving Day on Thursday November 27th. Our offices will be closed all day. Although many of us will be with our families on scheduled holiday time, we will be open on Friday November 28th. Everyone who is not already approved for the Friday after Thanksgiving is expected to work. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and enjoys having the day to be with friends and family.

Quote of the month:

When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.

David L. Weatherford

Last Christmas Party Reminder Before The Event

Over the past several months we have been posting updates and reminders about our annual Christmas party to be held on Lake Washington’s Argosy Cruise Line. If you haven’t already made arrangements with Phyllis in HR to be present with or without your guest, please do so this week at your earliest convenience. We want to ensure we have plenty of amenities to accommodate all our employees and their guests.

Again, the event is scheduled for Friday, December 19th. The cruise boat will be departing from Carillon Point in Kirkland at 6:00 p.m. and returning back to the Point at 10:00 p.m. Attendees and their guests are urged to wear dress attire appropriate for the event.

This year’s Christmas cruise is expected to be full of fun, laughter, excitement, prizes, awards and more! We hope everyone is able to attend and look forward to celebrating this monumental year with fellow Visible.net employees and their guests.

Food Donations Reminder

Have you noticed the Food Bank boxes located in each building on campus? Last month we mentioned that we would be accepting Food Donations for Hopelink. Our goal is to collect one ton of non-perishable food items. So far, we have received a good amount, however we still need more to reach our goal. Please consider bring at least one item to donate. It is the holiday season afterall and the donations go to a great cause.

Monthly Suggestion Box Winner

The winner of the Suggestion of the Month award for October is Diane Teske. Her suggestion was to send update status emails/updates to ALL of our clients upon billing and payment of their monthly fees. Updates can include things like payment status, reason for charge, detailed info about the charge and more. Good job on the suggestion Diane, don’t spend the $100 prize for the best suggestion all in one place!

As a reminder, we accept employee feedback and suggestions each month and award a cash prize of $100 to the winner.

Visible.net Company Notes

Here’s what happened around the company in October 2008. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and dedication last month.

Top Service Consultant October 2008:

Scott Edwards

Top Service Team October 2008:

Team Led By Mike Walker

Service Consultant MVP October 2008:

Matt Salerno

Top Service Team Manager October 2008:

Team Led By Eric Schrandt

New Employees:

Visible.net hired 5 new employees during the month of October.

Employee Birthdays:

Visible.net is celebrating birthdays for 4 employees this month.

Employee Anniversaries:

Visible.net is celebrating employee anniversaries for 4 people this month.

That wraps up the November addition of the Visible.net Reflections newsletter. It’s been an exciting month full of anticipation, fun, high energy, learning and more. We are very much looking forward to more Visible.net announcements, news, birthdays, anniversaries and fun in December. If you liked this newsletter, be sure to check out next months issue of Visible.net Reflections on the Visible Blog.