Wrapping it up

After the last interview my partner interviewed the food director. We chose to interview her since all the other people we interviewed said that Food was a huge component in the organization. One thing that I actually enjoyed dissecting was the brochure that we picked up. I thought that there was a collective team atmosphere in our organization and this was shown even in their brochure. For example, the opening letter in the brochure is signed Sincerely, The Staff. In other organizations it might have been signed by the CEO, but this was to let people know that everyone in the organization was on the same page. The importance of food was also shown in the brochure as many statements from the residents mentioned something about the food and how much they liked it.There are many team/collective word phrases used in the brochure as well. I got a sense of home when I went in to the organization and there is a line in the brochure that states, "We encourage every resident to give their apartment a feeling of "home" by decorating any way they choose". Even the way the open spaces are decorated reminded me of someones home as well. Another quote from a resident in the brochure says, "I love the organization because I am surrounded by love and I get hugs all the time". I experienced this as when I went to one of my interviews the director gave me a hug to start the interview and also at the end of the interview. I think overall it was such a positive experience in the organization and also to witness a well ran organization that aims to meet its mission, but also lives its mission out to the fullest.