I have been at Menlo for six weeks now, and I feel like a valuable part of the team. Today, as I was working on a site map with my pair-partner, Rich, Menlo’s President, interrupted us to be a part of an impromptu meeting with a client. Rich does this often. Rather than answer all of the client’s questions himself, Rich asks “Menlonians” to answer these questions, giving the client the most honest feedback possible about our experiences and the work created at Menlo. After only six weeks, I was flattered to be a part of this conversation and to offer my impressions of working in the Menlo “factory”.

I am also beginning to feel like a strong contributor as well. Others in the factory are noticing my skills and are very pleased with the work I have done so far. However, Menlo Innovations is not so much about the work that we do, but how we do it. This was a point we were communicating to the client this afternoon, and has been the focus of my attention while working at this company. Daily I am blown away by the honesty, acceptance and pride of the people that work at Menlo.