Build me up, before you go go

The other day, I was talking to one of my friends who recently went through a break up, and he said to me "it's hard, but it's okay though, I come here and I feel a lot better." Any guesses on where we were? We weren't at a gym or at the park, we weren't at a restaurant or getting dessert, we weren't at an amusement park or a movie either. 

We were at work, yeah, that's right, work.

Crazy right? For most people, the idea that someone actually goes to work and their mood is improved, sounds like a myth, but at Vivint, it's something that happens daily. This conversation really got me thinking about how incredibly blessed I am to work at Vivint, a company that is filled with insanely positive, hilarious, caring, and upbeat people. I work in an office where we genuinely care about each other and you might get told that you're "off the proverbial chain." I work at a place where people stay late so they can beat up on each other in ping pong. Vivint's a place where we don't just punch in and out of and leave, it's a community, it's a family. We work together, we invest in each other, and we build each other up - not just to be better at our jobs, but better versions of ourselves.

And it's all of this, and so much more, that makes me love my job and the people I work with. My work environment is simply put, uplifting.

When I think about it, it's a truly amazing and rare culture we have at Vivint, but it shouldn't be (rare, that is). We each have the ability to invest in one another, we have the ability to uplift others with each little interaction we have. So what are you waiting for? Tell someone you appreciate them for what they do, because while it's thought a lot, it's not spoken aloud nearly as much as it should be. Let those around you know that they are valued and awesome and wonderful. You are a part of building the culture and the environment you work and live in, so why not make it a positive one?