Yeah.

And I think we, as a team, have learnt so much in, in empathy, but also being able to hold, uh, your own personal health and wellbeing as a team against all the different changes that are occurring in every person across the organization and their personal lives as well.

I mean, we're really big at Alfrio on being your authentic self and bringing your whole self to work, and I credit that to the leadership team in really supporting the, the rest of the organization to be who they truly are.

But at the same time, from a people and culture perspective, we have that blend of we know so much more about people's lives than I have ever-

Mm.

And so we, we as a team have spent a lot of time thinking about that.

We used our engagement survey as a prime example this year as to, you know, what is the one thing that is gonna change the dial? And it's been so amazing to see even the change in my team and their energy because they know that the work that they're creating isn't just transactional.

It's going to be impactful on the other end.

Yeah.

And I think we, as a team, have learnt so much in, in empathy, but also being able to hold, uh, your own personal health and wellbeing as a team against all the different changes that are occurring in every person across the organization and their personal lives as well.

I mean, we're really big at Alfrio on being your authentic self and bringing your whole self to work, and I credit that to the leadership team in really supporting the, the rest of the organization to be who they truly are.

But at the same time, from a people and culture perspective, we have that blend of we know so much more about people's lives than I have ever-

Mm.

And so we, we as a team have spent a lot of time thinking about that.

We used our engagement survey as a prime example this year as to, you know, what is the one thing that is gonna change the dial? And it's been so amazing to see even the change in my team and their energy because they know that the work that they're creating isn't just transactional.

It's going to be impactful on the other end.

Like, "This is the only chance I'm gonna get to be able to say I played pro."

And the way that I kind of looked at it was, "Oh, okay, it's just, like, a little head start, and then once I graduate, like, we'll both get our jobs, like, our real jobs, and move on with our lives." [gentle music]

I have to go."

And I was just thinking to myself, um, "Okay," you know, like, just trying to hold on to hope, like, "We can make this work.

Let's see where it's at," and I'm, like, looking at flights, and, like, I pull up Kayak, and I'm seeing, like, the flights, and it's, like, 16 hours of travel, 14 hours of travel, 18 hours of travel, and, like, the prices for, like, a ticket is, like, $1,600.

I- like, it set in.

It really all hit me at that moment, and I just, like, sobbed.