Resume Support Services Through Human Resources and Beyond!

Want help with editing your resume? Not sure where to begin? We're here to assist! Email HR@uncommongoods.com with your current resume for review and suggested edits, or request to schedule an appointment for a one-on-one meeting or request to be included in an upcoming resume workshop!

Financial Empowerment Counseling: December Dates

Our Financial Empowerment counselor through Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners will be here to offer unbiased financial counseling services during the following dates in December:

• Wednesday. 12/6 from 10am-6pm
• Wednesday, 12/13 from 10am-6pm
• Wednesday, 12/20 from 10am-6pm
• Wednesday, 12/27 from 10am-6pm

You can take advantage of these opportunities right here at work while also staying in touch via email or phone to achieve your short and long term financial goals. 

Their service is completely free, confidential, and unbiased. They can help you learn more about how to reduce debt, improve your credit, and save for the future – whatever goals you may have, Neighborhood Trust can help you achieve them.
You can schedule an appointment by using on of these three methods:

• Online: https://neighborhoodtrust.org/es

• Phone: 929-251-4625

• Email: appointment@neighborhoodtrust.org

Aspire FCU: December Dates!

All team members and their family members are eligible for free membership to Aspire Federal Credit Union. Regardless of credit history, all team members will be eligible to open bank accounts. You can learn more through this page the Aspire Team developed on their website. Representatives with be on-site in the lobby area of 5B on the following dates:

• December 13, 9:30am-3:00pm*
• December 20, 9:30am-3:00pm

You can also apply for membership online. New Members will receive $5 for opening an account by using the promo code UNCOMMONGOODS.

Note: The 12/13 visit has been canceled.

Aspire Federal Credit Union: November Visits

All team members and their family members are eligible for free membership to Aspire Federal Credit Union. Regardless of credit history, all team members will be eligible to open bank accounts. You can learn more through this page the Aspire Team developed on their website. Representatives with be on-site in the lobby area of 5B on the following dates:

• November 8, 9:30am-3:00pm
• November 15, 9:30am-3:00pm
• November 28, 9:30am-3:00pm

You can also apply for membership online. New Members will receive $5 for opening an account by using the promo code UNCOMMONGOODS.

Financial Empowerment: November Dates

Our Financial Empowerment counselor through Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners will be here to offer unbiased financial counseling services during the following dates in November:

• Wednesday. 11/8 from 10am-6pm
• Wednesday, 11/14 from 10am-6pm
• Wednesday, 11/29 from 10am-6pm

You can take advantage of these opportunities right here at work while also staying in touch via email or phone to achieve your short and long term financial goals. 

Their service is completely free, confidential, and unbiased. They can help you learn more about how to reduce debt, improve your credit, and save for the future – whatever goals you may have, Neighborhood Trust can help you achieve them.
You can schedule an appointment by using on of these three methods:

• Online: https://neighborhoodtrust.org/es

• Phone: 929-251-4625

• Email: appointment@neighborhoodtrust.org

Financial Empowerment Counseling: October 25

Our Financial Empowerment counselor through Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners will be here to offer unbiased financial counseling services on October 25th. You can take advantage of these opportunities right here at work while also staying in touch via email or phone to achieve your short and long term financial goals. 

Their service is completely free, confidential, and unbiased. They can help you learn more about how to reduce debt, improve your credit, and save for the future – whatever goals you may have, Neighborhood Trust can help you achieve them.
You can schedule an appointment by using on of these three methods:

• Online: https://neighborhoodtrust.org/esr/?e=ti53

• Phone: 929-251-4625

• Email: appointment@neighborhoodtrust.org

October Anniversaries

Congratulations to all of our team members celebrating their work anniversaries with us this year. When added together, our team members have had a total of 1,992 company snacks. 1992 was the year that the film Aladdin was released. We sell a necklace that is a Magic Lantern Necklace. Coincidence? Unlikely. Well anyway, we wish all of the following a happy work anniversary:

Keshia	Kellman	12 years!
Sharon	Chin	12 years!
Kenya	Wilson	10 years!
Jonathan	Medina	8 years
Giovanna	Rosario	7 years
Valerie	Baloga	7 years
Jacqueline	Udden	6 years
Kevin	Davis	6 years
Marisa	Bowe	6 years
Nequana	Rollings	6 years
Solomon	Ademuwagun	6 years
Akeem	Simon	5 years
Arnold	Pittman	5 years
Kenesha	Phillip	5 years
McGary	Johnson	5 years
Micah	Telesford	5 years
Michael	Cadet	5 years
Monique	Rodgers	5 years
Patrick	Jean-Felix	5 years
Robert	Colon	5 years
Seon	Charles	5 years
Sharon	Santana	5 years
Darshawn	Patterson	4 years
Latasha	White	4 years
Nanyamka	Patterson	4 years
Rudy	Mathelier	4 years
Thomas	Romero	4 years
Anita	Cheung	3 years
Bryan	Reese	3 years
Elisha	Janas	3 years
Joseph	Bogdos	3 years
Kenneth	Cooke	3 years
Gerard	Connolly	2 years
Glenn	Canavan	2 years
Michael	Williams	2 years
Yamene	Karthikeyan	2 years
Christopher	Bynoe	1 year
George	Gabinashvili	1 year
Hurley	Jacques	1 year
Jonatan	Iyayi	1 year
Julia	Shaffie	1 year
Mike	Bui	1 year

October Birthdays!

Happy birthday to you our team members celebrating this month:

Much like our Recycled Glass Cat Nightlight,
we hope your birthday is lit!

Joshua	Betancourt	10/1
Ahronde	Carlton	10/2
Darnash	Brice	10/2
Mary Catherine	Halfpenny	10/3
Lindley	Spence	10/4
Michael	Colon	10/5
Candace	Gregory	10/7
Marisa	Bowe	10/10
Anisa	Workman	10/11
Glenford	Lee	10/11
Gabrielle	Germaine	10/13
Joseph	Bogdos	10/13
Cassie Jo	Tweten Delaney	10/16
Nicholas	Favata	10/16
Paul	Allison	10/16
Nurudeen	Afolabi	10/17
Brandon	McGirt	10/18
Maurice	Watkins	10/19
Stephanie	Rancio	10/20
Alexis	Rajah	10/22
Nicola	Menzie	10/22
Matthew	Monsees	10/28
Rachel	Orlow	10/28
Yvette	Tse	10/30
Jon	Belton	10/31
Shemiqua	Chung	10/31

UG Exclusive: Aspire Federal Credit Union Membership

All team members and their family members are eligible for free membership to Aspire Federal Credit Union. Regardless of credit history, all team members will be eligible to open bank accounts. You can learn more through this page the Aspire Team developed on their website. Representatives with be on-site in the lobby area of 5B on the following dates:

• September 28, 11am-2pm
• October 26, 11am-2pm  

You can also apply for membership online. New Members will receive $5 for opening an account by using the promo code UNCOMMONGOODS.

Financial Empowerment Counseling: 9/27

Our Financial Empowerment counselor through Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners will be here to offer unbiased financial counseling services on September 27th. You can take advantage of these opportunities right here at work while also staying in touch via email or phone to achieve your short and long term financial goals. 

Their service is completely free, confidential, and unbiased. They can help you learn more about how to reduce debt, improve your credit, and save for the future – whatever goals you may have, Neighborhood Trust can help you achieve them.
You can schedule an appointment by using on of these three methods:

• Online: https://neighborhoodtrust.org/esr/?e=ti53

• Phone: 929-251-4625

• Email: appointment@neighborhoodtrust.org

Supporting Hurricane Relief Efforts

In response to Harvey and Irma, we are partnering with Americares, an emergency response and global health organization, to help support hurricane victims through our Better to Give program.

A former Better to Give partner, Americares has been on-the-ground in Texas since August 25 to provide medicine and supplies to those affected by Harvey’s record-breaking rainfall and flooding. In addition to Americares continued Hurricane Harvey relief work, they have deployed a team to Puerto Rico to assist in emergency response for Hurricane Irma. Americares also has staff prepositioned in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and has a team ready to deploy to Florida.

Americares has been a Better to Give option at checkout since August 31. If you would like to donate directly to the Americares Hurricane Relief Fund, please visit americares.org.

September Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to all of our team members celebrated their 1-11 year mark with us! If for every monthly snack, the team members celebrating their anniversary had a Pistachio Pedestal's worth of nuts, then together they would have consumed 10,656 ozs of nuts. Isn't that nuts?

Brian Hashemi, 132 snacks (11 years!)

Happy Anniversary.

Gaby Germaine, 132 snacks (11 years!)
Alberto Tingson, 72 snacks (6 years)
Philomena DelGiudice, 72 snacks (6 years)
Jason Gomer, 72 snacks (6 years)
Vera Thompson, 60 snacks (5 years)
Gloria Polanco, 60 snacks (5 years)
Paul Allison, 60 snacks (5 years)
Joel Villa, 48 snacks (4 years)
Samesha Forbes, 48 snacks (4 years)
Andrei Gaidai, 48 snacks (4 years)
Nick Spano, 48 snacks (4 years)
Ayanna Jordan, 48 snacks (4 years)
Fabian Garcia, 48 snacks (4 years)
Louise Gellar, 36 snacks (3 years)
Jen Coleman, 36 snacks (3 years)
Max Pena, 36 snacks (3 years)
Michael Guillette, 36 snacks (3 years)
Yvette Tse, 24 snacks (2 years)
Caitlin-Marie Miner, 24 snacks (2 years)
Chantelle Turnbull, 24 snacks (2 years)
Lauren Guberman, 24 snacks (2 years)
Nasheira Walker, 24 snacks (2 years)
Nakita Newton, 24 snacks (2 years)
Tia James, 24 snacks (2 years)
Jayne Healey, 24 snacks (2 years)
Jesse Jacobson, 24 snacks (2 years)
Maia Binhammer, 12 snacks (1 year)
Shemiqua Chung, 12 snacks (1 year)
Suad Muratovic, 12 snacks (1 year)
Shylia Williams, 12 snacks (1 year)

September Birthdays

Happy birthday to our team members celebrating their birthdays this month!

Jillian	Brendlen	9/1
Sharon	Hitchcock	9/2
Ace	Saliu	9/10
Nikki	Davis	9/10
Bradley	Allen	9/12
Colleen	O'Flaherty	9/13
Maria	Taveras	9/15
Anita	Cheung	9/19
Akeem	Simon	9/24
Nadia	Idowu	9/24
Stephen	Burke	9/25
Alexandra	Radevich	9/27
Andrei	Gaidai	9/28
Shao	Li	9/28

Help Test Our Products!

The blog team is looking for volunteers to put products to the Gift Lab test and write about it.

What is a Gift Lab?

To Gift Lab or Not to Gift Lab...

A short blog post using the “scientific method” to show how an uncommon good works. You’ll complete these steps:

1. Research (What did you do to prepare for the Gift Lab?)
2. Hypothesis (What do you think will happen?)
3. Experiment (How did you test the product?)
4. Conclusion (How did it all turn out?)

Are there any rules?

Only a few:

• The product you choose should have some testable element.
• The product (or combination of products) should cost less than $100 retail.
• You can’t test something that’s already been featured in a Gift Lab . (Check them out at http://blog.uncommongoods.com/tag/gift-lab/)
• You get to keep the product(s) you select in exchange for writing the blog post and taking photos. If you don’t complete the post, you may be asked to return the item or pay for it.
• Gift Labs must be approved by Cassie, our blog editor.

How do I sign up?

Email Cassie@uncommongoods.com !

Tell Your Friends: We’re Hiring!

Year Round Roles:

• Area Operations Manager
  
• Operations Manager
• HR Director
• Director of Analytics
• Sr. Data Engineer
• Customer Service Supervisor
• Production Manager

Seasonal Roles:

• Operations Team Lead
• Customer Service Overnight Lead
• Accounting Assistant

If you have questions about the referral bonus, email HR@uncommongoods.com

All Aboard! NYC Ferry Continues to Make Waves

The NYC Ferry, which was gradually rolled out starting in May, continues to link us to additional New York neighborhoods in a conveniently and quickly from our pier here at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Ferry schedules can be found here and can make for great after work trips to the following neighborhoods:

• Rockaway
• Bay Ridge
• Red Hook
• Governors Island (*Summer Weekends Only)
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 / Atlantic Avenue
• DUMBO
• Wall St./Pier 11

By connecting (for free) at Dumbo (or Wall Street), you can also visit:

• South Williamsburg
• North Williamsburg
• Greenpoint
• Hunters Point South
• East 34th Street

Financial Empowerment Counselor: August 30th

Our Financial Empowerment counselor through Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners will be here to offer unbiased financial counseling services on August 30th. You can take advantage of these opportunities right here at work while also staying in touch via email or phone to achieve your short and long term financial goals. 

Their service is completely free, confidential, and unbiased. They can help you learn more about how to reduce debt, improve your credit, and save for the future – whatever goals you may have, Neighborhood Trust can help you achieve them.
You can schedule an appointment by using on of these three methods:

• Online: https://neighborhoodtrust.org/esr/?e=ti53

• Phone: 929-251-4625

• Email: appointment@neighborhoodtrust.org

Free Summer Movies NYC

NYC Parks Department is offering free events throughout the boroughs all summer. Among those events are free movies under the stars. This summer, the following films are playing throughout Brooklyn in starting at 8:30pm (unless otherwise noted). This month, the following films are playing throughout Brooklyn (and more!). Please check the location at the link above.
 

• August 2: Moonrise Kingdom
• August 3: Poetic Justice
• August 3: Footloose
• August 4: La La Land
• August 7: Get Out
• August 10: 42
• August 11: Grease
• August 14: The Lego Batman Movie
• August 17: Mad Max: Fury Road
• August 21: Crown Heights
• August 28: Star Wars Rogue One

GrowNYC Fesh Food Box at the BAT

You can now purchase high-quality, affordable, and locally-grown produce at Brooklyn Army Terminal every Tuesday from now through the end of November. For $15, you will receive $25 worth of a farm share that includes a rotating weekly harvest of six to nine fruits and vegetables. Sign up occurs a week in advance to reserve your box. First-time sign ups receive a free cookbook and reusable bag! Learn more from the GrowNYC Coordinator at Brooklyn Army Terminal every Tuesday between BAT Buildings A and B.

Contact HR through 'HR@'

In an effort to better measure and track our work, as well as improve responsiveness, the HR team would like to encourage everyone to utilize the HR Zendesk account (HR@uncommongoods.com).  You can create a ticket for the Human Resources team by directing your questions and requests via email to HR@uncommongoods.com.

Because some messages may contain sensitive content, we suggest that you keep the initial message HR@uncommongoods.com general.  For examples of emails that should be directed to HR@:

• I have a question about dental insurance coverage.  Can I have some assistance reviewing my coverage?
• I am having an issue with a performance review.  Could I please meet with someone to discuss?
• I think there may be an issue with my paycheck.  Could someone please meet with someone to review?

**If you feel as though your message may still contain sensitive content that you prefer to keep private, please indicate such, reserve the details, and mention that it is time-sensitive, if that is the case (example:  I have a private personnel issue that I would like to meet in discuss ASAP).

Solar Eclipse: 8/21

On August 21, a solar eclipse will occur where about 99.4% of the Sun will be covered in certain parts of the U.S. (not including our area). I was going to write more about where it will be seen in NYC, but then I found this link about the eclipse on The Gothamist, which has it covered. Spoiler alert (or cliff notes version of the article): we will see a partial eclipse, where around 71% of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon. This will begin at 1:23 and end at 4 p.m.

Time to check out the eclipse.

August Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to our August hires. If for each company lunch the August starts knocked back sushi rolls from our DIY Sushi Kit, then together they would have consumed roughly 10,368 pieces of sushi. My goodness.

Jennifer Grim, 168 snacks (14 years)

Anthony Carella, 60 snacks (5 years)
Sha'Ron Burden, 60 snacks (5 years)
Matthew Monsees, 60 snacks (5 years)
Matthew Disla, 60 snacks (5 years)
Jason Walters, 48 snacks (4 years)
Kywon Nesbitt 36 snacks (3 years)
Ken McCallum, 24 snacks (2 years)
James Morrison, 24 snacks (2 years)
Jhamile Archibald, 24 snacks (2 years)
Ramon Jimenez, 24 snacks (2 years)
Wen Huan, 12 snacks (1 year)
David Reading, 12 snacks (1 year)
Kenneth Myers, 12 snacks (1 year)
Nikki Davis, 12 snacks (1 year)
Andrew Hayias, 12 snacks (1 year)

July Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to our team member's that celebrated in July. If for each company lunch these team members had a serving from our DIY Tamale Kit than together they would have consumed 432 kits worth (1,728 tamales).


Jessica McDonough, 84 snacks (7 years)
Brad Allen, 84 snacks (7 years)
Tiffany Jyang, 60 snacks (5 years)
Mark Curtis, 48 snacks (4 years)
Rachel Orlow, 36 snacks (3 years)
Jamie Hoffman, 36 snacks (3 years)
Komal Pardasani, 24 snacks (2 years)
Andy Jacques, 24 snacks (2 years)
Frank Xiao, 24 snacks (2 years)
Jacqueline Manley, 12 snacks (1 year)

August Birthdays

Happy birthday to our team members celebrating in August. We hope you have a berry good one!

Brian	Hashemi	8/1
Veralle	Witter	8/1
Elisha	Janas	8/2
Samir	Talbi	8/3
Robert	Colon	8/8
Christian	Fisher	8/9
Glenn	Canavan	8/10
Zdravko	Cota	8/11
Jessica	Haas	8/12
David	Redding	8/13
Jade	Broomfield	8/14
Erica	Lehrer	8/15
Jose	Mercado	8/16
Frank	O'Connor	8/22
Casey M	McCarthy	8/24
Heather	Thompson	8/25
Katie	Scimeca	8/25
Keshia	Kellman	8/27
Kenneth	Cooke	8/28
Chanell	Bracker	8/30
Jamara	Thomas	8/31
Tommy	Vega	8/31

July Birthdays

Happy belated birthdays to our July births and to America.

Cassel	Wills	7/2
Theodore	Dessipris	7/2
Rebecca	Doyle	7/3
Sofia	Maspons	7/3
McGary	Johnson	7/6
Chantel	Capers	7/9
Suad	Muratovic	7/9
Lauren	Rasnake	7/10
Erika	Guaman	7/11
Fabian	Garcia	7/12
Tiffany	Jyang	7/12
Arnold	Pittman	7/13
Francis	Evelyn	7/13
John	Delbalso	7/13
Komal	Pardasani	7/14
Eugene	Shagenov	7/15
Tawana	Chung	7/15
Philomena	DelGiudice	7/16
Daniel	Dixon	7/17
Isabelle	Hughes	7/18
Vijay	Mungroo	7/18
Alexander	Tolentino	7/19
Monique	Henry	7/19
Jacqueline	Manley	7/20
Michael	Cadet	7/20
Kori	Crosson	7/24
Nequana	Rollings	7/24
Mickell	Carr	7/25
George	Perini	7/26
Phillip	Rogers	7/26
Nanyamka	Patterson	7/27
Elizabeth	Whitehead	7/28
Simone	Barker	7/29
Arabia	Amari	7/30
Eileen	Skinner	7/31
Sawandi	Allen	7/31
Vera	Thompson	7/31

Midsummer Festival: June 23

Photo: Tim Soter/Consulate General of Sweden in New York

On Friday, June 23, the annual Swedish Midsummer Festival will once again take place in Battery Park City in downtown Manhattan.

At this unique celebration, adults and children come together to picnic in the grass, decorate the midsummer pole, make flower wreaths, play traditional games and dance to authentic fiddle music. The festival includes both Robert F. Wagner Park and the adjoining Pier A Plaza.

The program features traditional music by Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, folk dances with Barnklubben Elsa Rix, pole dancing led by Scandinavian folklorist and singer Ross Sutter, and a musical performance by Oskar Stenmark Trio. Food stands offer delicacies from New York's finest Swedish restaurants and food purveyors, including FIKA, Nordic Preserves, Red Rooster Harlem, Smörgås Chef/Crêpes du Nord, Sockerbit Sweet & Swedish, The Shop at Scandinavia House, and Pier A.

For more information click here.

June Birthdays

Happy birthday to our June Births:

We hope your b-day rocks!

Hurley	Jacques	6/2
DaQuan	Gardner	6/4
Devin	Richardson	6/5
Nicole	DeSautelle	6/5
Darion	Addison	6/6
Jessica	McDonough	6/6
Shylia	Williams	6/6
Jacqueline	Udden	6/7
Randy	Clinton	6/7
Abraham	Rabinovits	6/9
Thomas	Romero	6/9
Anthony	Carella	6/10
Kiki	Kazickas	6/10
Genesis	Medina	6/13
Hayley	Douglas	6/13
Devin	White	6/15
Jesse	Jacobsen	6/15
Michael	Williams	6/15
Johnny	Santos	6/16
Kenneth	Myers	6/17
Christopher	Ocasio	6/22
George	Wirt	6/26
Hadley	Leary	6/26
Jonathan	Medina	6/26
Jamie	Hoffman	6/27
Fritzgerald	Degraff	6/28
Sharon	Chin	6/29
Chantelle	Turnbull	6/30