Why Fun at Work Matters: The Secret to a Happier, More Productive Team

Can pajama parties, waffles, and silly traditions actually make a team stronger? In this week's episode, Kristy and Anna dive into why having fun at work isn’t just fluff... it’s the foundation of a positive, productive company culture. From balloon-filled offices to ugly sweater contests, they share how Seapoint Digital keeps creativity high, morale strong, and employees genuinely happy.

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like if you're willing if you're willing to go this far for your company and your employees, what are you going to do for me? Because that's really sincere. Like that's not there's no kind of like fluff phoniness behind that. Especially since we like clearly made a lot of it and you can't fake it. You know what I mean? So I know these are real people. These are genuine real people.

Mhm. Okay, we're doing it. You look gorgeous. And I brought multiple lip glosses. I have a new strategy. I have a new strategy where I put on this one and then I seal it with Vaseline. I see. And then it stays. This is the strategy. I should tell Adrian about this because he's he and I have too many conversations about Vaseline. I love that the the thing is like as big as your face. It's convenient. It's convenient cuz like dipping your hand in Vaseline is disgusting. Having it in a stick form is No, it's it's awesome. Incredible. So Oh, I should silence my phone and turn on the red light. Anna's with me today. Hi guys. And I love it when she's with me. I love it, too. And as you can see, we're in pajamas. Pajamas. You want to tell everybody why we're in pajamas? Today is our company annual PJ party slashwaffle party day. Annual. It's the annual one. Yep. The fifth annual. Is it the fifth annual? It's the fifth annual. That's awesome cuz I think I think I've only been to two of them so far. This is my second one. Um, I went back to double check how many there how many we've had so I didn't post it wrong on social like it's our 12th annual. No, it's the fifth. Um, the the second one. Did you know the second one is of the me filling uh not just me uh my scheme to fill Bill's office full of balloons? No, I did not know that. You didn't know that? I don't. Did you accomplish it? Cuz we combined Yo. Yeah. We combined um cuz this is right around the time for uh National Bosses Day, appreciation day. And so we were like, "Oh, we should do something big." And I don't know what possessed me to be like, you know, it' be funny to fill his whole office full of balloons. Now, if you had to guess how many balloons it would take to fill a room, what number would you think for his office? I mean, a hundred. That was the number I also thought. Um, 1,000 got the room halfway full. What? That's insane. Halfway full. That's a lot of balloons. Did you put helium in them or just you We got a like an air pump thing. Oh, I was just going to say you had to blow up a thousand balloons. You probably So we snuck in the night before and this is when Gary was still here and he was in his office. I found him later. This is a contractor who used to be in this building and was one of our clients and he was like that noise. What were you guys doing? Cuz it was just like the the balloon machine for just hours filling up balloons, throwing them in his office, throwing them in his office, throwing It was exhausting. But yeah, it was very very funny. And then the aftermath of that was What do you do with all those balloons after? Yeah. So then did you have a popping party? No. No. Uh he kicked them. I have video of this. He kicked them all down the stairs and they lived on this floor down here for literally months until they would either get popped or deflate or eventually one day I was just like, I can't live like this anymore. Like it was it was like very fun. I don't know. It was very fun and very like like just like like living in a wonderland. Like I'm part of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory a little bit every day when I go to work. And then eventually it was like, "Oh my god, I can't walk in here. I can't vacuum in here." Like this is not hygienic. And uh but there used to be someone who worked next door that had kids and he when his kids would come over, they would just be so excited. And anyway, so that was probably a PJ party to top the mall. Yeah. So, what was his reaction when he saw Oh, well, he made me so angry because he didn't show up in PJs that day cuz we cuz we all got here early and we all sat up upstairs and like waited with a phone to record his reaction cuz his office door was shut obviously and for him to like peek in the window and he, you know, Bill, he was just kind of like, oh, just like all all like they've done something and he I have I have the reaction video. I'll have to maybe I can play it here. Um, and he just kind of like went in his office and shut the door and went and sat at his desk and balloon the balloons just filled in over his head. That's awesome. But I was like, you're not in your pajamas. Like all of us were waiting in our pajamas, these men with their pajamas. So funny. I know. I was sad to walk in this morning and see that Tim was not in his traditional ascot and silk robe. I know this very Hugh Hefner type outfit. However, I was excited to see him in pajamas and like wearing like bare printed pajamas because I feel like he's had less of a bad attitude about it this year. He's so funny. is like, "You have to come back next year cuz if I have to do it, you have to have to." Yeah. He acts like it's torture. I mean, I guess it's like I had to go to the store this morning on my way here. I'm wearing leggings under these and I just I didn't wear these. I just wore my leggings and brought these to put over cuz I didn't want to go to the store in my pajamas. But so like I get it. And even every time I go up to the bathroom in the hallway, I'm like, I hope no one sees me. When I was getting out of the car in the parking lot, I was like, I hope these people driving by don't think I'm insane. But whatever. But the importance of doing it is what we want to talk about because something that used to happen and it has not happened as much in the last couple years. But that's also probably because we're not having as much fun as we used to in the last couple of years. But that's a whole another podcast. That's a whole other podcast. Um, like we used to get a lot of comments on social media of people being like, "Do you guys even work there?" Yeah. Like all anytime I'd post something fun, anytime I'd post like the balloons filling up Bill's office or us doing a PJ day or a waffle party or a silly Tik Tok or whatever, it would I would get floods of comments being like, "Do you guys even work?" And it would always just make me so mad because I'm like why is that the reaction instead of like what a fun company to be at? Exactly. Because obviously we work right like like no one's saying that about the Google complex. Correct. You know or Duolingo and all the crazy stuff they're doing over there and our nonsense is not funding Bill's company enough to pay us. Like it's just like math. Like obviously we're all working and it's just and you know we talked about this before like it's not as fun if you want me to post video footage of us sitting creating Google Excel sheets. I know that's the thing is there's really nothing exciting to post about our because it's literally just it's so boring sitting at our desks, you know, on our laptops. Yep. maybe getting a cup of coffee, bathroom break, water break, you know, it's just like what what is there to post? There's really not much to post. Yeah. You're seeing into the window of the moments where we're doing something special and exciting. So So that opens up like like So what why is it important to do those special exciting things? So since you've been here, why have you seen what have what have you noticed as the benefit of that? I just absolutely love it because it creates this beautiful company culture that makes everybody comfortable and closer but still keeping it professional and we get our work done. But like I think it also um it humanizes everybody Yeah. more because you know when all of us are going through stuff in our personal lives, right? So doing things like this where we have fun and, you know, we get to just hang out and talk about something other than whatever project we're working on, you know, it it humanizes each other and helps us feel, at least for me, it helps me feel like, you know, when I'm having a bad day or this person's having a an off day or whatever, it's like, okay, yeah, I totally get it because you've got this other stuff going on and whatever. But I don't know. I just think it it's relationship building. Y and humanizing and I like that about it. Yeah, I agree. And I think like one of the things I was thinking to myself even just today as we were having this party and there's so many people here. I think we were having a lot of moments of, you know, silly nonsense fun and and nonwork talk. However, um all of us got here today, whereas if we hadn't had this party today, probably a lot of these people would have worked from home. It got them here, which is good. But after things were over, a lot of people paired off to work together and um so it created like this good energy of like, okay, we just did something fun and now we're in a good mood and good headsp space to work and we're here together to do it. So I that is what I've noticed throughout the years of being here and doing these kinds of things is like it's not necessary necessarily, but how much better is it to like have things to look forward to and to enjoy your atmosphere and to enjoy your co-workers and to enjoy your boss? Yeah, absolutely. Versus being in a hostile environment. Yeah, for sure. Looking back at previous places I've worked, they didn't do any. Some companies did nothing like no holiday parties, no, you know, no nothing. Yeah. And then some were just like, well, we'll have a Christmas party once a year and that's it. Yeah. So, I don't know. It's just It's just really nice. It's really nice atmosphere. Yeah. And those like few cuz Yeah. same at other companies like those few and far between parties didn't feel I don't know sometimes they felt like um like forced forced like obligation I was just going to say that what's the word I want like what is the word I want I I'm not sure what exact word you're going for but it just a memory just popped into my head when you said that of I one of my first jobs as a teenager was I worked worked at the city hall Mhm. of the town where I lived. And I remember they had birthday parties like every 5 minutes, you know. So it was like But I remember going into the conference room where the party was and everyone just kind of like standing there quietly and depressingly eating their cake cuz it's like mandatory because we have to be here. We have to be here, but we don't really like each other, but we're here eating cake. It's your birthday, so we have to What are we going to do? Not come to your birthday cake thing. Yeah. It was like the most depressing scene ever. Yeah. Yeah, it's true. And and things like that that are just kind of like an obligation like we have to do it. It doesn't have heart behind it to me. Exactly. And whereas these things like or even just like when um sometimes when our out like remote people come to visit, Bill, we'll do something special like this summer we went on a boat and just a short little cruise around the harbor and we're all together for that and that was only for like an hour and that was it. I mean that cost him money but like the reward of that I think very bonding for all of us. I felt closer to Adrian after that because it's hard to get close to the, you know, our remote co-workers. Yeah, for sure. But I think it's important, too. Very important. Very important. So, I think those things matter. It's easier to communicate and I don't know, have empathy when like stuff's going wrong or whatever. For sure. Yeah. Yeah. Um Oh, I had a thought and now it's gone. I did, too. I'm so tired today. I was thinking so tired. I was I am too. I We're all carb up now, too. Not only do we have waffles, we then had pizza for lunch. So, um I was thinking about just other things that cuz we do we have done so many things like fun nonsense things here since I've been here. And I'm not going to lie, a lot of them are because I push for them. Um but I'm glad you push for them. I think everyone appreciates that you push for Yeah, Bill's been very cooperative. Like when I first I think when I first asked for the first PJ day, he was like like kind of like I don't know like about that. I don't remember our exact conversation, but he wasn't just like what a great idea, right? He was a little bit like why? And I'm just like social opportunity. And he just let me do it. And then after it was fun, I'm like we're doing this every year. Yeah. And I don't need people to understand. And now it's like a fun tradition. Yeah. And everyone looks forward to it. For sure. Well, and I liked today that even the remote people were included. They were sending selfies of them in their PJs with their breakfast of choice, you know, like so it's still unifying the team even if they're not here in person, which I feel like is so important. Um because like you were saying with the with the remote people it's harder to get to know them. But I also like doing the virtual coffee breaks which I need to reinstate. Yeah. So explain to everyone what that was and what that was all about. And so we just I just created a a Zoom meeting that said optional coffee break and then whoever was available for 30 minutes. Yeah. like 30 minutes, just hop on and have a coffee and chat. Yeah. But um and I think it we we did it a few times, but everybody's been really busy lately and so we haven't done it. But I'm going to try to set up another one. Initially when you started it, I feel like it was going really well and people were really enthusiastic about it. Um because it did just kind of 30 minutes is nothing like and it was it was enough to just all of us pop in and chat really quick and just be like, "Okay, everyone have a good day." Like Mhm. So it's a good team building thing that makes us all feel closer to each other, I think. Oh yeah, for sure. The other thing was the ugly sweater party that we had. Oh yeah. I think Have we only done that once or we've done it twice? I three times. I've done it twice, but I I wasn't able to come in person to the second one. So, I sent you a picture of my ugly sweater, but I was here in person for the first one. Okay. I thought it was just twice. I don't know. It could have been two or three times. But um that was funny because there's a certain remote worker who I did not think was going to be into it and he was I don't want to call out names and he was very excited and like really wanted to do it and then we got on um everybody got on a client call with a very serious big client and the client loved it. Oh really? Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. I wonder if we could uh institute client calls during PJ day. Well, today they did. They they had their meeting with that same client today. Oh, that was the same one. Yeah. And they know they know that we do this every year. Oh, well, that's so cool. Yeah. And they like it. They think that it's it's charming. So, you know, and again, I think that they're it defines who our company is, right? Because if you want to work with us, you know, we're not going to act like anything that we're not. And part of our charm, quirkiness in realness is doing things like this. And frankly, us wearing PJs and having a fun little waffle party doesn't affect our ability to give out quality work, right? Absolutely. It gets the creative juices flowing, too, cuz you're having fun and talking about different things and Right. If anything, I I do really believe that it enhances it because I do not think people can work effectively from a space of like mental hostility. Oh, yeah. And times where I've worked in environments where the culture was really hostile, the boss hated certain people there, and certain co-workers were catty with each other. And I would walk in every day and just my nervous system would be shot. Y I could not do my job effectively. I couldn't. And I think it makes such a difference to have that whole different energy. Yeah, absolutely. Um honestly, PE, business people, whatever the business is, like if if you have an environ culture and environment where your employees are just like miserable, how can you possibly think that you're going to get quality work? I know out of your employees. It's like it's a win-win because you know it it's it's fun for the employees, you know, bu it's relationship building and then it's also fun for um not fun, it's better for

morale, morale and relationships and just getting along in general. Mhm. And so you're going to make more money just by default of having happy employees. Yeah. So then the boss will be happier. Yeah. You know, it's it's a trickle trickle up situation, I guess. I think I think so. And I think Bill has definitely valued it because of that because it's not like like I mean there are certain things that we've done that it definitely costs him money. I mean it costs him money in time, right? It's when we're sitting down here eating waffles, it's costing him money in time. When he takes us out on a boat, it costs him money. And so he sees the value in it enough to pay for it. Um, and his return on investment, I think, is just happier, harder working employees who are also just dedicated, I think. For sure. Yeah. Cuz I mean like you what I've worked for people that I just don't respect Mhm. in any way or that were mean people in general. You know, you're not giving your best to people like that. Yeah. And Bill is so generous and kind-hearted and he it makes you want to work that much harder. Mhm. You know, for him and for your co-workers and for the company. Yeah. So, I mean, it's Yeah, it's like I said before, it's a win-win. Yeah. And I think people bosses that don't do that, they're just they're missing out. Yeah. Yeah. I agree. And I feel like getting people here like in office as much as possible has been really positive. of like the days that I observe that a lot of people are here, they're they work together differently and like even if it just doesn't even involve me, just like from what I can see, it's just like night. It's like really nice to watch. I don't even know why. I'm just No, it's awesome. It's productive. And I would think for Bill, too, and I and you know, he said this that it's a way for him to oversee what's going on without having to even do anything. You know what I mean? Like he doesn't have to ask questions. he knows that these two people are working on that project because he can pass by and overhear it. You know what I mean? Like so whereas everyone being distant, it's harder to keep tabs on things. But it's nice when you work for a company where you want to go to the office, you know, like not because they're forcing you to go to the office, because you you want to be there and you want to be with your co-workers and your team and that's special. Yeah. And as far as the silly stuff goes, like to just know that like, hey, maybe today we're going to make a dumb Tik Tok, right? And again, that that doesn't take much time. And there used to be that time like again where people would just be I I was getting discouraged for a second because people were just like, "Do you ever do you guys actually even work? What do you even do for work there?" like so much that I was just like I swear if someone says this to me one more time I had to completely like constantly remind myself this is the company page this is representing Bill and the company I cannot respond from Christy's voice I'm just like I'm getting sassy and angry I'm just like someone sign me out sign me out yeah but I I feel like all the best most productive companies have that kind of culture at their office though because I mean when you look like the Google complex or you were saying something about Dolingo. I didn't know they had cool stuff at their office but like um Aaron used to work for um the VIA ad agency in Portland. They had botchi ball in there. They had rooms for meditation. They had really dedicated meditation rooms. Wow. Wow. And they even had a room where you could go and take a nap if you like if you needed a break. Really? You could just go in there and nap and come back out. They had they had kegs in the basement. Like everybody loved working there. It was it was a cool um dynamic. Yeah. Like so it was it was cool. Yeah. Uh, and it it did just knowing we were going to talk about this today, I was just like briefly reflecting on like my history of working other places and like what what if anything other places like we did together and it was like nothing. We didn't do we didn't do anything together as a team. It would always be more of like here's a free coffee. Thanks for all you do. Here's a shirt with our company name on it.

The first job I had when we moved up here to Maine was um for Goodwill. I worked as a support person um for a disabled couple. But yeah, like it that's exactly what that was like. Like one year we got a towel. Oh my word. There was a Goodwill towel. Oh my word. or and I just like who decides these things like who's like oh yeah our employees would really love a towel

whose idea was this just give me the money I know just like don't give me anything and give me a race first serious actually like that's what we really want yeah no for real yeah and I I think too even just like all of like Some of us just like to spend time time together outside of work because of it. Like we've all gotten closer to each other because of being closer here. And it sound like I'm almost sounding like we're a cult here. We're a cult in love with each other here. It's not like that. It's just more of like I have seen the difference of being other places. And so therefore, I see the value of things like silly little PJ day and silly little ugly sweater day. And do you know about the pointy awards night that we did? I I have heard I have heard about the pointies. I'm sad that I will not see one. Well, it was it was exhausting to plan. I mean, truly literally for months. Oh my goodness. Literally for months. I can see why you didn't do it again. And yeah, it was so it was just briefly if you don't know it's we we did an for our 10year company anniversary. We did a dundies basically award night but called them the pointies for sepoint and we made real trophies and everyone got their own speech. Everyone got their own music, like theme music to walk up to and I'd be like, "And the whatever award goes to Anna, whatever." I I would choose a specific song that sounded like Anna that would then play over the PA as you would walk up onto the stage and accept your award. Did you do it here down here? We So, we did it here. There's so much thought that went into it. And we we curtained off like half of the basement. So, like back here was just like non-accessible. And we had that front like garage area as like all the food. So the food would be inside. And then we built built a stage and put the stage in the parking lot. Oh my word. And we rented we rented a whole bunch of like white like wedding chairs. Oh my goodness. And then made red carpets to roll up on the stage and down the aisle. That's amazing. Yeah. I can. Yes, I completely. It was a black tie event. Why you haven't done that again? That's a lot of work. It was a lot of planning. It was a lot of money. Yeah. But it was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun. It was super special. Um and again, so unnecessary. Like really no reason in the world to do it. But I think we got a client from it actually. Did you really? Yes. because um I posted the um I made like a highlights of the night video cuz I recorded the whole thing. Um like so our our remote team was on Zoom and I so I just had that recording the whole time and then I think I had another camera recording somewhere else. I don't know. But so I made a a highlights of the night video and posted it on YouTube and then I think Bill shared it to Twitter and some guy found it and was so impressed by it that he told him I want to work with you. Like this is the kind of company I want to work with. Yeah. See that case in point. Yeah. You've just you've proved your point right there. Yeah. Like people want to work with happy people. like if you're willing if you're willing to go this far for your company and your employees, what are you going to do for me? Because that's really sincere, right? Like that's not there's no kind of like fluff phoniness behind that. Especially since we like clearly made a lot of it and like, you know, it's like you can't fake it. You know what I mean? So I know these are real people. These are genuine real people. So it was enough to get one person. So yeah, that's cool. Yeah, that makes sense. So yeah, throughout the years of of being here doing this nonsense, even just the stupid the mayo thing with Adrian. I loved that. I loved the mayo challenge. Although I was very sad that coupoopy, do you say koopy or cupy? Everyone was calling it cupy. Cupidy mayonnaise. I hated it. You hated it. It's my favorite. I I don't like mayonnaise at all. But I like that one. Huh? Maybe I'd have to try it on a sandwich. I don't know. Hated it. Hated it. But again, for Bill for Bill to expend money for six different mayonnaisees and the French fries and the time for all these people and then my time for editing videos for it. Like it's ridiculous, but so great. I feel like it's necessary, too. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I mean, when work is too serious, then it's, you know,

it's just a downer. It's a bummer. I have to have something to look forward to. I really think that. I really do. Well, and I was thinking about what you were saying before about um the dedication. Mhm. So, like just being able to have fun and have a good relationship with your team, it really does make you want to work harder for your team and your boss. I agree. Um like, you know, for example, I can think of like the whole time Aaron's been in and out of the hospital these past two years, I bring my laptop with me to the hospital. Yeah. I'd be working. Yep. I was working the whole throughout the whole thing cuz it's like I care about you guys. I care about Bill. I care about the company. Yeah. You know, was it also a little bit distracting for me in the moment? Yes. But like that's the kind of dedication you get from people when you genuinely care about them. Yeah. And you let them be humans, right? It's reciprocal. Yes. Exactly. Yeah. Whereas I think times when I've had it's just the truth. Like times when I've worked for someone who does not care about me, doesn't give back to me, who isn't nice to me like a boss. I'm just like, why would I go the extra mile for you? Right? You you don't care for me. You don't care about my wellbeing at all. Like you I'm very much just like a a tool for you. Why am I gonna do anything extra for you? I don't want to. I, you know, out of any kind of goodness, out of my heart, definitely not. Yeah. You're getting none of that. Yeah. And I think the when you have a company culture that's more than just your paycheck. Mhm. Yeah. You know, it's it's more than just do I need a job? Yes, I need this job. But it's also like I'm not just working for you for my paycheck. I I like what I'm doing. Yeah. I want to do a good job for you because I enjoy my company, you know? It's like I don't know. I don't get I don't get companies that just don't get don't get that. Or like I see you hear on the news about companies doing like the the mandatory you must come back to the office or you're fired or whatever. It's like that's so dehumanizing. like no trust for their employees. Exactly. Shows no trust. Shows no personal interest of any kind. It's just like, you know, you're just a bottom line. You know, no one's going to care about your company, right? If you were like that, I don't see why people think that that's a good strategy, right? But yeah, I think it's just different manager types and I don't know. We got a good one. We got ourselves a good one for sure. And we got me who just insists on doing dumb stuff a lot. So, no, but it's good. And Bill just goes, "Fine."

Everybody at the at the company contributes their own little flavor and flare to the group and the silly factor that you contribute is much needed and much appreciated. Yep. I'm keeping it rolling as long as they'll let me. I'm not filling this office with a thousand balloons again. I'll tell you. No, I don't have it in me. I don't have it in me financially or otherwise. Oh my word. It takes way more balloons than you'd think to fill up an office and then you have them after, which is a nightmare. U that once we when we were teenagers, we filled our friend's car with paper shreds. Like shredded just shredder paper shreds. How much did you need for that? Where did we even get it from? Like filled the car. Yeah. Like opened the sunroof and dumped it all in his car.

That is hilarious. Honestly, I cannot remember where we got all the paper shreds. It might have been when I worked for that that city hall. So, you had a lot already had cuz what what my job was that must be where we got it cuz what my job was was they were scanning in all of the city records. That was my job was to just sit there and scan paper all day long. Got it. And then shred the the original paperwork. Oh my word. So, that must be where we got it. That's so funny. that. So when I was That's reminding me when I was I don't know 22 something like that and I was at work. Uh all my friends schemed against me and broke into my house and filled my whole bedroom with Post-it notes. Not only Post-it notes, but I have like a handful of words that I like cringed me out and disgust me, which I'll never tell anyone ever again because clearly they've been used against me. They wrote these words on different post-it notes and post blacked out my my whole bedroom. That's crazy. With Post-it notes. That's awesome. To the point to the point where many many many years later, I would after I moved four or five times, I would still find Post-it notes in my stuff. That's amazing. because like my sister would like put one in the page of a book or in a DVD or just in the most obscure places that even as I like moved apartments and moved houses, I'd be like, "This Post-it note is back from 1986." Like when you're in the nursing home in your rocking chair. I remember back when it survived the Great Depression. I I survived the the post-it note apocalypse. Oh, I want to know if there's any left because the last time I found one, it was like I cannot believe it's been 10 years and I'm finding another one. See, I like that kind of a prank because it doesn't ruin anything and it's not going to hurt anyone. It doesn't hurt anyone. Yeah. I I hate it when pranks are like they destroy something that the person cares about or whatever. Like I don't like I'm not Yeah, I'm not a prank person. But something like that is, you know, as harmless and correct and funny. Correct. Generally, I don't like surprises and pranks, but something like that I was fine with. But that's awesome. Don't prank me. Don't use my things I hate against me. I don't like Definitely don't tell me the words that you don't like because then I will want to use them constantly. I feel like they're universally hated words. It's like it's fine. But anyway, you want to tell me what's in your chat? What's in my chat? Which chat? Uh, well, have you been using Have you been using chatbt? Are you using Gemini? What are you using for AI? Chat GPT. What was my last search? It's probably super boring. I can share some of mine. Let's see what I've been looking up. It's all is health stuff like supplements, uh, Shopify

information. That's hilarious. Uh, cancer treatment stuff. Mhm. Uh, nothing fun is No, there's not one fun thing in this whole thing. How to add a watcher in Redmine. Like, it's mostly work stuff. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Very boring. Yeah. Mine's probably boring, too. I like I looked up interview questions for Christina. I was looking up certain um post timing for social media stuff. I was looking up how to boost my focus and energy cuz goodness has that been horrific. Um I was looking up the difference. This is a good one. I was looking up the difference between sugarfree Red Bull and no sugar Red Bull. What's the difference between Red Bull Zero and Red Bull Sugarfree? Cuz those are two different things. I know. Is that not the just a different name for the same thing? And basically what it said is it's they're the same. They're the same. They're just like one of them tastes slightly more like Red Bull. There one of them uses um like sucralose and arythril um for a natural taste and one of them is a little bit more like fizzy but other like they're b they're both sugarf free. They're both zero calorie. Like they're both the same thing. I'm like that's funny. So, what I've learned is cost more than the other cuz that cuz that would be the epic the new one the zero Red Bull Zero. It's marketing nonsense is what the answer is because I I order in bulk and I was on Amazon and seeing the Red Bull Zero and I'm like, should I be getting that? Does it have better healthier sweetener in it or whatever? Deadly than regular. But I wanted to know and it's like it's the same thing. They just put a different label on it and marked up the price. I'm like, amazing. Amazing. Anyway, capitalism. Capitalism that I would probably fall for, too. That someone was just telling me the other day about Oh, whoops. about um there was an SNL skit re semi-reently I think that was non non-alcoholic beer and it was like a whole skit about cuz you know there's this whole you know mocktails and non-alcoholic liquors and it's not even a liquor because it's non-alcoholic spirit I guess I don't know but um yeah it was like a whole thing about it's non non-alcoholic non. So therefore, it's beer. It's hilarious.

Okay, let's get to know the team member. You ready for this? It's It's kind of random. It's pretty random. These were what were given to me. So, three guesses. This person loves watching competitive eaters on TikTok.

I hate that so much. It's so gross. Um, I also Well, not to give myself away. It's not me. I can't. Um, I'm trying to think of this would I'm trying to think of who is the least likely person I think would want to watch that. Is it Anna Lynn? You got it. No way. Amazing. That's so cool. Good job. I was just like, "Okay, who's the least likely to want to watch that?" Because like I can't even picture her watching. Amazing. Last time Deb guessed her answer the first time, too. So, good job. Oh, cool. I'm glad I'm on the keeping the roll going. Here's what Annaline said about it. There's one account of a little blonde chick who can eat eight pounds of food at a time. It's crazy. Mostly, it's because she eats foods on these challenges that I wish I could eat. So, I'm eating vicariously through her. So, people who take on food challenges that restaurants have where people win a shirt and their photo on the wall, that kind of thing. I can't stop watching them. And I think I have a problem. That's amazing. I love it. I That makes sense. That makes sense to me now, though, that watching someone eat stuff that you can't eat. I hate watching people eat just in person. I don't understand the whole um Oh, what? ASMR thing. Yes, but there's a name for the ones where you just watch people eat. Um, like the food competitions. Mukbang. Thank you. Oh, yeah. I don't understand the appeal, but they're very, very popular. Yeah. No, no, no, not me. But I'm surpris you in right off. What was it that I don't know. I was just trying to think of the person that I think would not do that. And she was the first person I thought of that would not do that. Wouldn't you guessed her? Yeah. Okay. I would have gone who at this company actually knows what Tik Tok is and uses Tik Tok. So, and therefore would have gone analin cuz I don't know who else at this company uses Tik Tok. I don't besides I'm a terrible Bill. I'm a terrible marketer because I hate Tik Tok. Everyone at this company. everyone in this company. It's like I don't like it. I don't use it. It's okay. You're not wrong for it. Yeah. But anyway, any final words about company culture or only that I will miss being in the office with you all. Yeah, I didn't want to say it unless you were going to say it. Anna's moving away from us, but she'll still be with us. She's not leaving our company. I just will be I'll be one of the remote peeps. Yep. She will be a remote Pete until further notice now. Yeah, but you'll get back to visit now and then for sure. You You can't keep me away. Yeah. Yeah. Okay, that's all for today. Thanks for being here, Anna. Thank you for being here and we love you.