Back to School: Thoughts about our New Location

posted on: April 1, 2008

No, my headline wasn't referring to Rodney Dangerfield and his Triple Lindy.... I'm talking about today's move to the brand new Solid Cactus Technology Center-- which is in the walls of a former elementary school.

At Solid Cactus. I learn something new about e-commerce every day. Every day is a school day, so it seems fitting and even a bit poetic that we're all headed to a building where reading, writing and arithmetic were taught. In these halls and classrooms, teachers and students learned from each other. That's how I feel working at Solid Cactus. We all learn from each other, and what a better environment to do it in than a building constructed with educating others in mind.

I am really excited to get up there today- I've only seen pictures. Like the first day of school, I have those butterflies because I am excited. It makes me reflect back to walking through the grade school doors:

I won't be getting assigned a homeroom, but I will have a new desk.

There's no art class, exactly-- but our design department is filled with creative genius.

There's no science class- but SC is built upon science and technology. (You know, we may even have some self-proclaimed geeks-- no nerds though)

There's no math class- but Patty, Cathy and the girls keep the numbers straight.

There's no English class- but our SEO team and marketing dept. write up a storm.

There's no gym class- but Jonathan Tenebaum is sure to start basketball intramurals after "school" in our gymnasium.

There's no library- but there is plenty of knowledge to go around.

Grades & Honors? How about #11 Best Place to Work in PA and #255 Fastest Growing Company in America? Davey Awards, too?

What time is recess? That's right! We don't need recess. It's business, but still always fun at Solid Cactus.

Just some thoughts.

Contributed by Solid Cactus Solution Advisor Donna Talarico