When I joined Advantage Solutions in 2010, I did it for three reasons: the opportunity to be a part of a growing, innovative, entrepreneurial-minded company; the hands-on servant leadership team; and the benefits.<\/p>\n
Today, what I do and how I\u2019m compensated are important to me, of course. But equally central to my job satisfaction is a reason that eclipses the others: the opportunities I\u2019ve had to foster a workplace culture of giving and support.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m driven by serving others. It\u2019s just who I am; it\u2019s what makes me happy.<\/p>\n
My first opportunity as an Advantage associate to raise my hand to make a meaningful difference came 10 years ago, when our company leaders became aware of our associates\u2019 growing interest in social responsibility. Our teams were already involved in giving back to their communities through fundraisers and volunteer efforts for local organizations \u2015 and many of these relationships continue. But our leadership team wanted to offer a way for associates and our company to make a big impact, together. This was the start of our partnership with Feeding America and the support from the top down and from our associates up is why our partnership continues to be strong. Today, associates across Advantage work together to raise funds in creative, fun ways that build team spirit and participate in a generous corporate match program.<\/p>\n
My second opportunity to nurture our community spirit came with the launch of Advantage\u2019s eight employee resource groups, including the Warrior Support Crew, made up of veterans, military families and allies across the company. Because I come from a family with strong ties to the military \u2015 including my father, my grandfather, uncles and cousins who have served in every war and conflict since World War I and my career-military, active-duty nephew \u2015 I\u2019m honored to volunteer as a Warrior Support Crew steering committee member. In this role, I support communications, such as recognizing our Advantage veterans in monthly profiles and blogs on our associate intranet, and, for fun, leading virtual \u201cbuilding resilience anytime, anywhere\u201d yoga sessions for our ERG members and anyone else who wants to participate.<\/p>\n
Helping others fulfills me and Advantage Solutions gives me the space to do that. I\u2019m more energized by taking a few minutes during the day to work on something related to our Feeding America initiative or the Warrior Support Crew than I am taking a coffee break. My volunteer efforts remind me there are people I work with and in the world who have real, significant challenges every day, which puts any of my own work-related and personal challenges in perspective.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a different person when I can be of service to others \u2015 a happier, more authentic person \u2013 and that has a big impact on the person I am at work and how I connect to people I work with. My volunteer roles have helped me build new and stronger working relationships across our organization and have given me a better understanding of all we do.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve received so much more than I give to our Feeding America effort and Warrior Support Crew. My role is much more than my job. It\u2019s about customer engagement on a deeper level \u2014 with our colleagues, our partners, and the communities we serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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