11/14/2012
Paula Hunter
Time goes by so fast! I’ve been at XS eight years now, and they have flown by. While I sit here today and look back, I begin to see how my own personal growth as an employee and as an individual parallels the growth that XS has also experienced. In November 2004, I realized that college was nearing an end and that only meant one thing to me; finding a job where I could make money. I had met the man of my dreams a year earlier, and I knew I wanted to marry him. However, I also knew I needed to prove to myself and others that I could have a real job and be my own adult before …[ MORE ]
05/30/2012
Laura Wainwright
Each quarter, XS Inc. has the “Quarterly Company Meeting” to provide employees insight on several topics pertaining to XS Inc. The principals review our strategy, mission and values, as well as our goals and objectives. Team leads and managers go over previous and current quarter team goals and how they are being measured. Our accounting department presents an overview of our finances and discusses how we are meeting the overall budget plan. The sales and marketing teams go over the sales funnel, current and future opportunities, and give us an update on our social media initiatives. Before we wrap up the business portion of the meeting we typically close by sharing upcoming client visits and other topics relating to the …[ MORE ]
04/12/2012
Ashley Smith
Slip on some khakis, pack a cooler, and REMEMBER your sun screen; today will not be an ordinary Friday afternoon at the office. At 11:30 A.M., voicemails are turned on and computers are shut down. My co-workers and I race to our cars and step on the gas. Four minutes and ten miles later, the entire XS gang arrives at Lochmere Golf Course for the 2012 Annual XS Golf Outing. As I struggle to drag my clubs and cooler to my assigned cart I quickly remember two things, golf is a sport and I might sweat today. Much like the majority of my colleagues my clubs are borrowed and I am far from becoming the next Tiger. My first practice …[ MORE ]
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