Ruby is Striking Against Boring Thursday nights!

Last Thursday, our lovely team of remote receptionists proved that they are talented at so much more than telephone answering and providing callers with great customer service – they are also awesome bowlers!  We rented a private bowling alley with six lanes at our local college for less than $100 and the Ruby team proved without a doubt that you don’t need to spend a ton of money to have a great time!

Receptionists Stefani, Monica, Holly, Katy, and our staff manager Jewel Miller stepping up to the lane in style!

Jewel Miller, LeAnna, and Heather wait their turn.

Holly T has excellent form for her bumper bowling technique.

What could be better than bowling?  Cheesy matching shoes, throwing around brightly colored balls, junk food, and a room full of Rubys is always a recipe for a great night in our book!  That night, I also learned about some hidden talents of my coworkers.  For example, did you know that your virtual receptionist Tasia P. is a pro at the “granny bowling” technique (you know, the two handed low toss approach)?  Or that Holly T. is an expert at using the side bumpers to her full advantage?  Overall, it was just another wonderful event for the Ruby team!

What kinds of fun things do you do with your office to let loose?  Do you feel those things make a difference in your day to day interactions?

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Ruby is saving trees one notepad at a time

Last night, 12 of Ruby’s finest embarked on a mission to save trees.   The party gathered in our conference room and, fueled only by a snack table and drive to make trash into new treasures, they began turning 60 pounds of paper and cardboard into new notepads for our office!

Rather than simply recycling our single-sided printed papers, the brilliant minds at Ruby decided to kick it up a knotch and reuse them!  We reuse cardboard packaging to create the backing of the pad, pile on the paper (blank side up of course), and then use a homemade vise grip to hold it on in place while we apply a padding compound to adhear the pages together.    In just two short hours, the team cranked out 150+ new notepads to be used in the office and had a great time together in the process!  If you would like to learn more about this process, here is a blog with a handy how to guide so you can start making these gems for your home or office.

When we say we are committed to reducing our waste, we really do mean it and now our office has a great new stash of notepads to show for it!

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