Groundhog Day at Velsoft Head Office
Surprisingly, Groundhog Day has been around since 1887! It started from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees its shadow that it will go back in its burrow and we will…
Thanks for the memories
As you all know by now, our Project Manager Rachael is leaving us for greener pastures (a government job). I started to think about what that would mean for Velsoft, and all the relationships she has with clients. That…
Our Muppet Selves- Velsoft Revisioned
It's time to play the music It's time to light the lights It's time to meet the Muppets on the Velsoft Muppet Show tonight... I wasn’t sure what to write about this week until I was checking my…
Velsoft’s MicroLearning HipChat Experiment
My interest in Microlearning led me to consider ways that could be used to deliver these nuggets of training. At Velsoft, we use HipChat to communicate as a company (All Velsoft), groups (Marketing, Managers, Production) and promote events…
Velsoft’s New Year’s Resolutions Revealed
Six Velsoftians were willing to put their New Year's Resolutions out there. Congratulations! You now have a chance to be in the less than 10 per cent of people who are successful in keeping their resolutions! To increase…
Happy Holidays All!
Happy Holidays! Some are just beginning their holidays, while others are just finishing up theirs. I thought this week I’d find out what each Velsoftian wants most for Christmas. Keith- Free babysitter Carol- Foot rest so her feet…
Jean’s Free Christmas Trees Adventure
Every year Jim (CEO) invites Velsoft staff and families to view the New Glasgow Christmas Parade from the ‘Wall of Windows’ on the second floor of the lavish Velsoft Head Office. These windows look directly down on the…
The Velsoft Palatial Head Office Orchestra
This week, with the assistance of Carol (Senior Editor), I set out to create a Velsoft Orchestra based on the personalities that typically play the orchestral instruments. The idea came when I was reading an article by Zoran Mihajlovski…
Ringtones- What’s Yours and What Does It Say About You
This week I surveyed the Velsoftians to find out what ringtones were on their phones and why (Thank you for the idea Sandra!). Here are the responses: Dave (Account Manager) - Old fashioned ring with a phone buzz…
Lest we Forget
Whether you are celebrating Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day or one of the many other national observances, November 11th is a special day to reflect on the sacrifices made by the brave people who defended and continue to…
Velsoft costumes of Halloweens past
This is the last Friday Update before Halloween, so I thought I’d go with a scary and very frightening topic — things Velsoftians wore as Halloween costumes in years gone by. Some of these are many years gone…
Careers before Velsoft
Two of us were talking in the lunch room the other day and we began to wonder what other employees did for a job before coming to Velsoft. Well, it started to really bug me and I decided…
Cindy’s Friday the 13th experience
This being Friday the 13th, I thought I would talk to you about one of our newest ‘Account Managers’, Cindy. I know many of you are aware of her bubbly personality, eternally happy disposition and talented kids but…
What we’re thankful for
Thanksgiving gives us a chance to reflect on all the things we are thankful for. At Velsoft we have so many -- the wonderful roads around our palatial head office, having a coffee shop close by that takes…
How Keith failed botany class
Not all of you may know that Keith (production lead) is one credit short of obtaining his BSc in Botany. How he failed that one credit is an incredible story. Keith was doing a field project for his…