The Top 11 Reasons to Work at Table XI
Here’s why it’s awesome to be part of our team.
I - The People
I - The People
We play nice with others.
II - The Work
II - The Work
Whether Ruby, Drupal, or Wordpress, variety is the key to our kingdom. Our devs work on multiple projects, so things never get dull.
III - The Food
III - The Food
There IS such a thing as free lunch. We know, cause we eat it everyday.
IV - The Balance
IV - The Balance
We believe in health, hobbies, and the pursuit of happiness.
V - The Loft
V - The Loft
We have a new office in Chicago’s West Loop that we decorated with Macbook Airs and 24” iMacs.
VI - The Energy
VI - The Energy
We refuel every afternoon with company-sponsored Starbucks runs.
VII - The Allowance
VII - The Allowance
We get $5 cash everyday, just for entering hours on time.
VIII - The Groundedness
VIII - The Groundedness
We don’t get shipped off to remote locations (though we do ship out to places like Costa Rica for yearly company retreats).
IX - The Retreats
IX - The Retreats
Yep. Costa Rica.
X - The Toys
X - The Toys
The Nerf Vulcan and remote chopper strikes keep things lively.
XI - The Amps
XI - The Amps
They go to 11.
Daily life at Table XI
Life here is fun—and a little out of the ordinary.
Pork tenderloin with creamy garlic sauce, roasted vegetables, and spinach bulgar salad
Grilled sesame shrimp with kale, rice, and edible pansies
Grilled chicken wrap with berries and chips
The mastermind behind our lunches, Chef Aram
Penne pasta with tomatoes, spinach, and bacon
Organic greens and curried chickpea salad
Healthy fish tacos
Sandwich making
Cuban sandwich
Winter salad with chickpeas and sweet potato
Pink risotto + chocolate covered strawberry
Pasta with mussels
Couscous with shrimp and vegetables
Steak salad
Pulled pork sandwiches with Smoke Daddy bbq sauce
Moroccan carrot and goat cheese sandwiches with olive tapenade
Southwestern cheeseburger with pepper jack cheese and corn salad
Pasta with mushrooms and leeks
Squash salad with sausage
Lunches
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Lunches
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Retreats
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Silly Stuff
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Toys
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People
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Movie Nights
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Around The Office
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Ravinia
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Chicago Ideas Week Affiliate Event with Facing Disability
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Movember
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Speaking Engagements
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Dodgeball
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Table Talks
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Code Retreat with Corey Haines!
Adventures Powered by Table XI
We value life experiences and know those often happen outside our backyards. Luckily, our flexibility lets us work from places all over the world.
Josh
Josh is truly an international employee. He split time between Toronto and Chicago for years without missing a beat.
Greg
Greg took two months to travel through Spain, but we're glad he decided to swap out the cow for the Mac again.
Kat
Kathryn worked remotely from Sao Paulo, Brazil, for a month.
Jason
Jason backpacked around South America on a 2-month sabbatical.
Erik
Nomadic Erik has programmed from three continents. As long as there's wifi, he's there.
Annie
Annie’s studying at the Martha Graham Dance Center in New York while developing for us part-time.
Byron
Byron is pursuing a PhD in Cognitive and Neural Systems at Boston University, but still works for us part-time.
Lunches
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Pork tenderloin with creamy garlic sauce, roasted vegetables, and spinach bulgar salad
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Grilled sesame shrimp with kale, rice, and edible pansies
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Grilled chicken wrap with berries and chips
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The mastermind behind our lunches, Chef Aram
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Penne pasta with tomatoes, spinach, and bacon
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Organic greens and curried chickpea salad
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Healthy fish tacos
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Sandwich making
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Cuban sandwich
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Winter salad with chickpeas and sweet potato
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Pink risotto + chocolate covered strawberry
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Pasta with mussels
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Couscous with shrimp and vegetables
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Steak salad
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Pulled pork sandwiches with Smoke Daddy bbq sauce
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Moroccan carrot and goat cheese sandwiches with olive tapenade
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Southwestern cheeseburger with pepper jack cheese and corn salad
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Pasta with mushrooms and leeks
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Squash salad with sausage
Retreats
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Hike through the Costa Rican jungle
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Nothing beats a hammock desk
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We like long walks on the beach...
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Beach yoga
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Poolside collaboration
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Bertrude, the Table XI mascot
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Just another day in the office (with a lot more Costa Rica and sand...)
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All aboard -- the booze cruise
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Erik made a friend
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Dressing the part
Silly Stuff
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Mark goes away and returns to his "office lawn"
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It's not Cinco de Mayo without a pinata
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Jon drinks coffee
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Dress like a co-worker day
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Jordan and Matt, back in the day
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Everyone knows, the best part of the cake is the "icing"
Toys
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Pretty maids, all in a row
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Imperial shuttle + Mr. Potato Head R2
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It's bigger on the inside
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Kermit searches for truth
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Building the Imperial Shuttle
People
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Jason's back from sabbatical!
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Gabrielle's posture perfect
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Guess what Rich is up to?
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Jon, harnessing his inner Design Diva
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Melissa and Alicia
Movie Nights
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Rooftop screen (risky in the Windy City)
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Battle of the Corn
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Chilling on the roof
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Alicia really gets into character
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Hanggi likes it
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The AV Club
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That's a winning review
Around The Office
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Pairing
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Inception
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Standup
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The Jason and Mike Pair
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The loft
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Standing desks
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The [Kitchen] Table
Ravinia
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"Josh" really is a signature blend
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Marlene rocks The Blues Brother look
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Three Amigos
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Chris, Jason, and Greg
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Erik loves Ravinia, here's proof
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+1 for +1s
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We call this one "Pensive Illumination"
Chicago Ideas Week Affiliate Event with Facing Disability
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Our Chicago Ideas Week event: discussing how to bring an idea to life online
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"Building Community through Technology" with Facing Disability
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Setting up
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Daniel gets mic'ed, Jordan's already tweeting
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Josh moderates our panel
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Our panelists: Daniel, Jordan, and Thea
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Access Living helped us make this event accessible for all
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A spinal cord injury affects the entire family
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Jordan breaks down the process of creating the site
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Daniel talks design and user experience
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Thea captivates with her big ideas
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Kris Cichowski from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago discusses Facing Disability's impact
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Marca Bristo, president and CEO of Access Living, talks about what Facing Disability has meant to her
Movember
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"Best Mo" Winner Matt Lineen / Alter Ego: Dr. Phil
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Daniel Strabley / Alter ego: Kip
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Erik Schwartz / Alter Ego: Einstein
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Subha Sriram / Alter Ego: Bearded Lady
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Mark Rickmeier / Alter Ego: Milton
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"Best Worst Try Mo" Winner Andrew Horner / Alter Ego: The Biebs
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"Mo"lissa Enguidanos / Alter Ego: Short Round
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Rich Wu / Alter Ego: Spike
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Josh Golden / Alter Ego: Geraldo
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"Creepiest Mo" Winner John Gore / Alter Ego: Kitty
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"Most Artistic" Winner Jason Hanggi / Alter Ego: Burt Reynolds
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Speaking Engagements
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Josh Golden sits on the "Culture by Design" panel at Technori, Dec 2012
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Josh Golden moderates a Chicago Ideas Week panel with TXI's Daniel Strabley, Zócalo Group's Jordan Ho, and Facing Disability's Thea Flaum, Oct 2012
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Greg Baugues dishes on how to "Code Like a Chef" at Windy City Rails, Sept 2012
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Greg Baugues dishes on how to "Code Like a Chef" at Windy City Rails, Sept 2012
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Mark Rickmeier speaks at Techweek, June 2012
Dodgeball
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The fearsome TXI team
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Table XI, where we don't mess around at Dodgeball
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*Splat Operators unite
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Hanggi and Kate, ready to bring it
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Kiss our *asterisks
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Beer tube socks
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Matt limbers up
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Hanggi prepares to frighten his foes through flexibility and wingspan
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Josh prepares to frighten his foes through gangliness and unruly use of hair follicles
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Rickmeier gets centered
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TXI takes the court
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We put up a vicious fight
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And though we didn't win the tournament, we did win the real prize: Best Dressed
Table Talks
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January 2013 Table Talk presenters
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Architect + PechaKucha Co-founder Mark Dytham
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Mark talks about "PechaKucha: The Story So Far..."
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Mark talks about "PechaKucha: The Story So Far..."
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PechaKucha Creative Director Luis Mendo presents "How I Became an Artist and So Can You"
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PechaKucha Creative Director Luis Mendo presents "How I Became an Artist and So Can You"
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Pages from Luis' sketchbook
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Me So Far Founder Lakshmi Rengarajan
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Lakshmi gives a talk: "Least Likely to Run a Singles Event"
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TXI Senior Dev + Agile Coach Noel Rappin on "Telling Technical Stories"
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TXI Dev + DeepWorld Co-creator Mike Laurence gives "The Story of a Sandbox"
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Deepworld characters
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Our captive lunchtime audience
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Collections of the best PechaKuchas from around the world: Gifts for our speakers
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Enjoying the eats at our March Table Talks
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Enjoying the eats at our March Table Talks
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Pretty maids, all in a row: pulled pork sandwiches with Smoke Daddy bbq sauce by Chef Aram Elie
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And for the vegetarians: Moroccan carrot and goat cheese sandwiches with olive tapenade by Chef Aram Elie
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March 2013: Kate gets prepped with IDEO's Burton Rast
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March 2013: Firebelly Design's Dawn Hancock talks "Do the Shit You Love: Innovations of the Heart"
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March 2013: Table XI CEO Josh Golden talks "Process Hacks: Iterating to Excellence"
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March 2013: MINIMAL Creative Director Steve Christopher talks "Crossover Innovation"
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March 2013: Table XI Chef Aram Reed talks "From the Kitchen to the World"
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March 2013: IDEO's Burton Rast talks "Galvanizing Nerd Cred"
Code Retreat with Corey Haines!
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Corey Haines kicks off Code Retreat @TXI
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The devs are excited
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And work begins
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Glazed + Infused provides the sustenance
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Code Retreat
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Corey gives the guidelines
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Noel Rappin
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Ed Lafoy
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Matt Lineen + Bradley Schaefer
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Corey Haines
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Pairing
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Noel Rappin + Ed Lafoy
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Dan Rench + Andrew Horner
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Corey + the devs
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The Steps
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Ending standup
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Well-earned Happy Hour
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Well-earned Happy Hour