I have to admit – I am surprised. When this started over 5 months ago, I did not expect to still be wearing Rackspace T-shirts in the middle of October. And this is a big week – we reach the “hecto-shirt.”
There are all kinds of great things denoted by 100:
- The number of years in a century
- The number of yards in an American Football Field
- The record number of points scored in one NBA game by a single player
- The HTTP status code indicating that the client should continue with its request
- The number of tiles in a standard scrabble set
And obviously
- The number of different Rackspace T-shirts that I wore in my T-shirt challenge.
Alas, all things must come to an end.
That’s right, I am ending with T-shirt #100. It has been a great trip down memory lane and hopefully you have glimpsed deeper into the elements of the culture here at Rackspace.
I have been a Racker for 4 ½ years and I am better for it. We have been fortunate to enjoy success, but we don’t take it for granted. We recognize that Fanatical Support® powered by engaged Rackers is our secret sauce and we have to protect it and improve it. So, if you are someone that will volunteer your best for our customers every day, we have a place for you.
In this final installment, you can see some of the workplace perks we have for Rackers – Enjoy!
Day 92 – Fanatical Manager Training (Free Soda for all Rackers!)
Day 93 – Q2 Intensive Contest (Wellness Program)
Day 94 – Get Smart Technical Training (Game Room!)
Day 95 – Intensive (Gym for Rackers)
Day 96 – UniComm (Self-Expression)
Day 97 – Racktoberfest! (Video games and TVs)
Day 98 – Real Estate (Cube Self-Expression)
Day 99 – OpenStack White (It’s a Gnome… enough said)
Day 100 – OpenStack (Cool break rooms!)
And because inquiring minds want to know…
Day 101 – I wore a suit
If you’ve missed the past posts, be sure to get caught up by clicking on one of the links below!
Wardrobe Games – Weeks 12 & 13
Wardrobe Games – Weeks 16, 17, 18 and 19
Phil White joined Rackspace in April of 2006 as a member of the Finance Team. Since that time, Phil has supported a number of our internal groups. In 2007, Phil moved to the Compensation & Benefits group and since that time has dedicated the majority of his efforts to helping keep Rackspace’s culture unique and special.
In his spare time, Phil enjoys mountain biking, pick-up basketball and spending time with his family (three boys and a lovely wife!).
