The holiday weekend is almost here! Look around. Can you feel the pre-weekend fidgets on the rise? Surprise your staff and send them off on their weekend a little early with our Downloadable Freedom Passes!

I was reading an article the other day that says that there are currently five generations in the workplace. Huh, I always thought there were three. Or two, if you only consider the two that are getting all the attention. Turns out, we’re in a unique place right now, where the oldest members of Generation Z are entering the workplace and members of the Greatest Generation are returning to it. Wow, talk about a generation gap!

This year Baudville has been named one of 101’s Best and Brightest companies to work for. This is our eighth year in a row! (Woo!) But what exactly makes us the best and the brightest? Is it our fun, light-hearted attitude? Or our work-life balance? Maybe our Ping-Pong table? I believe all of these things factor into us being one of the greatest companies in West Michigan… But what else makes a company bright?

A few weeks ago I returned from 10 weeks of being out of the office on maternity leave. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked the question, “So how’s it going being back to work?”

Being out for an extended period of time is always interesting. I just had my fourth baby, so I’ve done this whole maternity leave thing a few times. There are three pieces to the process, in my opinion, so I will give you my “speak-from-experience” advice on how to leave, be gone, and return as smoothly as possible.

They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but are you judging your co-workers desk by their clutter or lack thereof? I am guilty! I am by no means the most organized one here, but I have looked over before and wondered “how in the world can someone work in those conditions!?” or “your kid is cute, I get it…” So it got me thinking, not one space is the same (unless you have strict cubicle guidelines) So, what is your space saying about you? I took on the task to find out what’s going on in our offices at the ‘Ville...