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Team Spotlight: Engineering It was all a dream… find a way to dispense a sample without a human needed! Our Engineering Team brought this dream to life and more! Our team of Engineers is based in St. Joseph, Michigan, and supports four functional areas: R&D, Service, Testing, and Manufacturing. Over the last 10+ years, they... Continue Reading →
Once a month we get our company together for an hour-long Lunch and Learn. When we moved to a distributed environment, we knew we had to find ways to adapt to the lack of water cooler conversations, overhearing, and general knowledge sharing. The purpose of the Lunch and Learn sessions is to find out what... Continue Reading →
In May, the We-osk Wellness committee invited Alik and Lauren Colbert to host a virtual Laughter Yoga class for Freeoskers in honor of Mental Health Awareness! The duo, who calls themselves the Laughing Lovebugs, taught the group the basics of Laughter Yoga and lead some fun exercises that resulted in a lot of laughs - some... Continue Reading →
Another holiday party has come and gone and it was one for the books! We recapped the year with team highlights and some thoroughbred puns at our Company Update. Then we were off to the tracks for some heart-pumping fun! Our host Smokey Joe toured us around some of the most famous racetracks in the world. Freeoskers got the chance... Continue Reading →
Leading up to Thanksgiving this month, our Michigan team volunteered to help Caring Cupboard hand out food at it's Mobile Pantry event! Caring Cupboard is a local charity that Freeosk has had a long history with - many retired samples have made their way there to support CC's cause. A huge shoutout to Al, Jon, and... Continue Reading →
They were DIY events part of our Virtual Summer Party! Each of our Freeoskers picked one new skill to learn and had some fun learning from the professionals! Our cheese group learned how to make fresh ricotta and we had some really creative pairings! The mixology group created a Ginger Margarita, Call Me Old-Fashioned and... Continue Reading →
Spirit Week 2021 is in the books! This is our fourth year celebrating our culture at Freeosk. It started with a group of Freeoskers that wanted to bring the magic of what they remembered from high school pep rallies to life at Freeosk. Over the years it has evolved into a great way to celebrate... Continue Reading →
This month the Giving Back committee of the We-osk Team hosted a Euchre Tournament with a charitable aspect! We played a round-robin style tournament where partners changed each game using a platform called trickstercards.com. Our top winners who claimed the prize of being able to split the money and donate to an organization of their choice... Continue Reading →
In the fall of 2019, our Team Leads came together for 2020 planning. Little did we know what was in store for the year. We planned for an exciting year—created big goals and looked to the future. We thought about new product launches, teams and functions. Our theme for 2020 was "Grow, Evolve, Become." This... Continue Reading →