{"id":13830,"date":"2012-03-22T11:15:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=13830"},"modified":"2012-03-22T11:15:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T15:15:47","slug":"ug-team-meet-jackie-philomena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2012\/ug-team-meet-jackie-philomena\/","title":{"rendered":"UG Team: Meet Jackie and Philomena"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UncommonGoods team is just as quirky, fun and uncommon as the products we sell. With a current total of 113 awesome UGooders, our diverse team is expanding with over a dozen new positions open in various departments.<\/p>\n

So who have we recently welcomed among the many new faces in the Brooklyn Army Terminal?<\/p>\n

Meet Jackie.<\/p>\n

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Jackie started as a seasonal team member in October 2011 within the Purchasing department. Since her arrival, Jackie has impressed her team all across the board and made a dent in our Merchandising team. Jackie is now the new Assistant Buyer in Jewelry and Accessories.<\/p>\n

What is your UncommonFact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My two children are Swedish citizens, but I am not!<\/p>\n

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What made you choose UG?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was looking to get into retail after years of working in manufacturing, and was extremely interested in the idea of working with a web-based retailer. A friend of mine, who works specifically with B-Corp companies, recommended that I look into job opportunities at UG. I was already familiar with the company as a customer but after reading about the vision and mission, including B-Corp accountability, I was very impressed.<\/p>\n

Where did you grow up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up not far from NYC, in Pequannock Township, NJ. I have lived in Manhattan for 18 years – five different apartments in four different neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

And what do you like to do on the weekends?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hang with friends, go to the beach, farmer’s market, and cook Swedish goodies<\/a> with the kids!<\/p>\n

Along with Jackie, meet Philomena.<\/p>\n

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Philomena started as our Purchasing Administrative Assistant in September 2011 and has joined our team as the Inventory Planning Assistant. We were very impressed with her infectious can-do attitude and fun-loving spirit.<\/p>\n

What is your UncommonFact?<\/strong><\/p>\n

People say that I’m strange because I own over 100 pairs of socks. What can I say? Keeping my feet warm makes me feel good all over! Also, I lived in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong for 1 month in 2005 – it was the experience of a lifetime. It may not be too uncommon, but to me, it was the most exciting thing I have ever done.<\/p>\n

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What has been your most rewarding experience at UG?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working in the Purchasing department, and with UG as a whole, is a reward in itself. From day one, the people here have made me feel a part of something more than myself. What I most enjoy is the opportunity to continuously learn about the company’s operation on a day to day basis. The one thing that I admire most about this company is that there are no limits.<\/p>\n

What did you do before coming to UG?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I worked as a coordinator for a food corporation, handling the daily operations of ordering food, paper products, condiments and other products for sale to the company’s customers. I was solely responsible for reporting the weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of all products sold within our district.<\/p>\n

Describe yourself in four words.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Family-oriented, easygoing, fun and outdoor-loving!<\/p>\n

These ladies are among the many new faces to join the UG team permanently.<\/p>\n

If you are interested or know anybody that might fit in well with the UG culture, check out all of our current open positions at www.uncommongoods.pro\/careers<\/a>. There are plenty of opportunities within Operations, Merchandising, Purchasing, Technology, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UncommonGoods team is just as quirky, fun and uncommon as the products we sell. With a current total of 113 awesome UGooders, our diverse team is expanding with over a dozen new positions open in various departments.<\/p>\n

So who have we recently welcomed among the many new faces in the Brooklyn Army Terminal?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":13831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}