We ALL scream for ice cream
29 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
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Backstory…
So Audubon has been doing more for employee appreciation in the last year, and now that I am in a better mindset than I was 6 months ago, I can appreciate more of the things they are doing…One thing that I have learned in the last few months is that you can’t squeeze blood from a turnip. What I mean is that Audubon has slowly but surely been climbing out of the recession. At one point, and I can remember this, Audubon made sure that all of their employees knew how much they were needed and appreciated. Now that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, they are getting back to showing this more (who can go wrong with ice cream?). I am really glad that I moved away from that negative frame of mind that I got caught in and can see that while this place his its share of politics, it’s has more good points and rewarding moments than I could get anywhere else. I can honestly say at this moment that I love my job and I love the people that I work with….most of them… 
So, Friday we had an ice cream social at the Insectarium. It was delicious Haagan Dazs and it was left in the freezer of the Common Room (the lunch/meeting/office room). Today, the left overs were found and we converged on the poor, helpless, 2 gallons of cookie dough and chocolate chip ice cream. They never had a chance…We tried every plastic and metal utensil we could find to get the yumminess out, but everything kept breaking….So Jayme brings out the garden trowel! Cleaned of course…we’re not animals!
I have pictures of the event but since they have ANI logo’s on them I am technically not allowed to use them. However, if you can imagine 5 people who all LOVE ice cream, they just found a means of scooping the sweet goodness into cups, and they are acting like they have never had ice cream before in their lives, than you have your picture. It was so much fun to let loose at work and have everyone on the same level. It was a good day! 
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