“Guess I’ll have to get over my fear of heights.” -Mary Borchers It may sound like an oxymoron, but our 5’-11” administrative assistant Mary is afraid of heights. And not just the looking-over-the edge-of-the-Empire-State-Building kind of heights. She’s even nervous when climbing a stepstool to hang some...
“What did we do for entertainment before we hired Brittany?” - Holly Fannon Yep, if Brittany dares Kaye, those long, goofy legs WILL fit in a cardboard computer box. Having fun at work is important to the people at Choice One. We regularly do ridiculous things to make...
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"That's what Tony can do when he retires: put on a funny hat and chauffer all of us around." - Jeff Puthoff For those of us at Choice One who spend a lot of time driving to construction sites and client meetings, we often fantasize about the...
"Somebody has to say something funny. I don't want to have to start making up quotes." - Kaye Borchers I know you're all curious, so just to let you know-it's really dusty on the top shelf of our supply closet here at Choice One Sidney. And...
"Look at that signature. There is no possible way to get 'Brian' out of that." - Matt Hoying If you haven't seen one, our Christmas cards are hand-signed by each employee here at Choice One. And, according to Matt, sometimes certain people (ahem...
"This is the best idea we've ever had--we should have done it a long time ago. Now it's easier to get to the snack room." - Andy Shuman We recently moved a few rather weighty filing cabinets that had "always been there" to allow for an under-used...
"I guarantee that two things will happen today: Brittany and Kaye will giggle uncontrollably and Nick will physically injure himself." - Jeff Puthoff Some time ago our entire company took the afternoon off and played some indoor beach volleyball. Jeff made the statement above beforehand because Brittany...
“I swear, you guys, I’m 5’9”!” - Mitch Thobe Our engineer Mitch is a little on the small side when you line everyone here up at Choice One from shortest to tallest. But that doesn’t stop him from claiming he’s 5’9” tall. And while we’re pretty sure...
"I'm not grumpy, I'm busy." - Brittany Clinehens Sometimes, when we're overwhelmed with work, personal matters, or whatever, it's easy to focus on the task at hand or our own issues and become short or snappy with those around us. That's not all bad--focusing on an engineer's...