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Today, we’re celebrating Sandra’s 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗺 – a time we are grateful for going through together!

As it may already sound familiar, this year, for our A-Days, each of us gets to answer a simple, yet surprisingly deep at times, question: “𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒐𝒎?”

Sandra’s answer captures something really beautiful:
“𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑙𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 - 𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑚.
𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘, 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑂𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝐼’𝑚 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦.
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦, 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

Like Sandra, this statement is thoughtful, balanced, and strong in its meaning. We appreciate every word. 💚

Sandra, thank you for the mindful care, structure, and clarity you’ve brought to our team over the years, for your bright energy and your steady presence, even from many kilometers away.

Here’s to everything you’ve built so far in Altom – and to all that still lies ahead! 😊

💚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀-𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💚

A little over a decade – and countless amazing memories later: today marks 𝟭𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗺, and we’re super excited to celebrate this milestone together! 🥳

Simina, every day, you bring so much intention and care into everything you do. You’re the kind of teammate who’s always there to lend a hand, to offer a thoughtful perspective, and to do it all with kindness and openness — no judgment, just genuine support. That makes it easy for everyone around you to listen, learn, and grow. 🌱

You have this incredible ability to notice what others might overlook, to ask the right questions, to see things from multiple angles, and to approach challenges with curiosity and critical thinking – in and beyond your software testing activity.

With your sense of structure and people-oriented approach, you embody so much of the spirit we share in Altom — thoughtful, collaborative, responsible, and human.

We’re really glad to have you with us, Simina. 😊 Thank you for everything you bring to the team — and here’s to many more shared wins and meaningful moments ahead!
💚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀-𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💚