Uncommonly Good Job Fair: 12/21!

This year is our First Annual Uncommonly Good Job Fair with Workforce1 and the EDC. The job fair will be exclusive to the 2016 UncommonGoods Seasonal Team from 10am-Noon and then open to the community from noon-3:00pm. All seasonal team members are encouraged and welcome to attend!

Location: Brooklyn Army Terminal Lobby

Time: 10:00am-3:00pm

Please bring: 10 copies of your resume

There will be representatives from Duane Reade, GSI, Family Dollar, Allied Universal Security Services, Swissport, Lee Springs, and more! Workforce1 will have employment agents on hand to additionally offer information on positions available at 20 additional organizations.

If you can not make the job fair, but would like to learn about future opportunities for employment, please reach out to us at HR@uncommongoods.com and we'll direct you to an agent at Workforce1.

Snacks and refreshments will be served!

December Anniversaries

It takes a certain kind of person to begin to work for UncommonGoods during our peak season. Congratulations to our December starts who together have been here for a total of 30 Seasons, which is two seasons longer than The Simpsons have been on the air. 

• Dong Chen: 9 Seasons
• MC Halfpenny: 7 Seasons
• Candace Gregory: 5 Seasons
• Kelvin Eweka: 3 Seasons
• Gregorio Pantaleon: 3 Seasons
• Megan Stickel: 2 Seasons
• Justin Palamaro: 1 Season

December Birthdays

Happy birthday to our December births. You share a birth month with Jay-Z and Taylor Swift. We hope your year is filled with happiness and brunch!

Nicole	Bryant	December, 2
Qyadasia	Clarke	December, 2
Arnold	Jaglal	December, 3
Kayla	Boyce	December, 3
Thelor	Sainvilus	December, 3
Indira	Gordon-Williams	December, 4
Samesha	Forbes	December, 4
Thomas	Cheeseboro	December, 4
Jennifer	Benitez	December, 5
Rich Michel	Jean-Baptiste	December, 5
Michael	Wilcher	December, 6
Mujahid	Joseph	December, 6
Ricardo	Santiago	December, 6
Darrin	Harrison	December, 7
Hollyann	Phillips	December, 7
Jazmine	Balmaseda	December, 8
Kasharla	Grant	December, 8
Matthew	Disla	December, 8
Dennis	Asencio	December, 9
Efeosa	Isibon	December, 9
Jasmare	Chaplin	December, 9
Kasuneike	Burnett	December, 9
Kenesha	Phillip	December, 9
Jesus	Cruz	December, 10
Mike	Bui	December, 10
Naboth	Jaboin	December, 10
Ashante	Mobley-Edwards	December, 11
Jaylene	Conyers	December, 11
William	Best	December, 11
Tiffany	Lawrence	December, 14
Gregorio	Pantaleon	December, 15
Kevin	Mombelly	December, 15
Ronnette	Jackson	December, 15
Kevin	Franco	December, 16
Michael	Tlatelpa	December, 16
Justin	Smith	December, 17
Stephen	Abrams	December, 17
Manana	Gvelesiani	December, 18
Mark	Clayton	December, 18
Ngozi	Aberdeen	December, 18
Randolph	Ward	December, 18
Vanuska	Sylvester	December, 18
Akeem	Mills	December, 20
Asiyah	Whitehurst	December, 20
Darryl	Johnson	December, 20
Johnny	Carrasco	December, 20
Nakita	Newton	December, 20
Shari	Branic	December, 20
Sharon	Santana	December, 20
Tina	Yip	December, 20
Giovanna	Rosario	December, 23
Tiana	Roberts	December, 24
Jonatan	Iyayi	December, 25
Teresa	Checo	December, 25
Amika	Brown	December, 26
Jessica	Zhang	December, 26
Toni	Smith	December, 26
Akeem	White	December, 28
Algernon	Alleng	December, 28
Blayn	Crosson	December, 28
Chantel	Simmons	December, 28
Emmanuel	Rodriguez	December, 28
Michael	Bentford	December, 28
Sherrill	Williams	December, 28
Gina	Lee	December, 29
Malik	Robinson	December, 29
Morgan	Magee	December, 29
Ariell	Ballard	December, 30
Beatriz	Jimenez Ceron	December, 30
Fanrong	Xiao	December, 30
Gwenzi	Gibson	December, 30
Sharee	Hereford	December, 30
Storme	Addams	December, 30
Victoria	Joyce	December, 30
Andy	Jacques	December, 31
Celia	Groeneveldt	December, 31
Kiya	McMillian	December, 31
Michael	Smalls	December, 31
Rashawn	Harris	December, 31
Tahj	Horsford	December, 31

Performance Review Team Member Training Video

Reach Out and Give Book and Toy Drive

What: Toy Drive for NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers

When: Now through December 21

How: You can bring in toys to the Human Resources Team in 2B or order the gifts from their list online (request a link to that page from HR@uncommongoods.com).

Price Range: All gifts of any price that meet the criteria will be accepted. The wish list ranges in price starting at $2.99

Further Information: This season, we are thrilled to help support our Local NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers (where our local Reach Out and Read Locations are located) that are in need of books and toys to help engage and build relationships with children accessing their services and help low-income and new immigrant families provide children a nurturing environment that fosters learning, imagination, and social and emotional skills.  To be a part of it, please donate items that match the following criteria or reach out to HR@uncommongoods.com for a list of goods that can be bought online.