I’ve done over 200 initial interview calls. Nearly every one of them ends with “what’s your favorite part of Espresso” or “what’s the culture like” and I - without hesitation - state “it’s the best workplace I’ve ever been in”. To start at the beginning, I come from a line of toxic work environments. I love Australia to my core but the deep seeded “old mate”, slightly sexist work environments were where I started my corporate work life (or any work life for that matter outside of the insanity that is hospitality). So I accepted this as the standard. The dread of Sunday scaries started diminishing ever so slightly after moving back to the states in 2020, but mean girl mentality and tall poppy syndrome still snuck in from time to time. Even though I’m the definition of a people pleasing millennial, god forbid a girl dream about a workplace that thrives on positive feedback, unbelievably healthy communication, and the strong sense of belonging in a team. @EspressoSys has given me not only this warm and welcoming home, but also the belief that one day in the far distant future when I depart (honestly hoping I can retire a seasoned little bean when I’m a ripe 60) there will be more workplaces ready to welcome a INFJ/enneagram 9/absolute softy at heart into their welcoming arms so we can grind daily and build some badass products together without needing a cry session at the end of every work day. Thank you to the team who gave me warm fuzzy feelings every Sunday (and yes sometimes the anxious tingly “oh god I have so much to do this week” feeling that we all know) as opposed to wanting to curl up and pretend to be sick for a week. Especially to all you who have similar workspace discomforts in the present or past, there ARE places out there for you to thrive, please never settle and always go with your gut.