At Ancestry.com, our development teams work hard. We also take time to celebrate success and play hard. For example, last year, the entire development team was invited to go zip lining and fly fishing in Provo Canyon. Individual teams also have opportunities to reward their team members and do some out-of-the-office team bonding.
Recently, after hitting some important milestones, one of our teams went out for lunch and an afternoon of racing at FASTKART. We strapped into some low-slung, high-speed Go Karts for a series of races, running groups of five at a time around the slick track.
On Pit Row – Getting Ready to Start
The Thrill of the Chase
Sliding Around the Corners
After the Race…Sweaty but Smiling
Everyone raced three times – once to get used to the karts, once as a “qualifying” race for final seeding, and then once for all the marbles. Trophies and bragging rights (or shaming rights) for fastest lap and slowest lap were awarded at the end.
Great times, celebrating great success. Just another part of the awesome Ancestry.com experience.
What are ways that your teams celebrate and blow off a little steam?