Claudine
Office Manager
Joined Recology in 1990

What I like about working at Recology:
I really enjoy the diversity of responsibilities of my job. Some days I might be attending a meeting with City or County staff, and other days I am crawling around on the floor changing Ethernet cables or assisting a customer in dumping their garbage outside our office! There are always new things to learn and new challenges.

Why my job is important:
In a smaller company such as ours, an office manager wears a lot of different hats. Being our Human Resources Coordinator is one of my major functions. I am also responsible for billing our accounts receivable, reporting to the City, overseeing our customer service department, and numerous other tasks. If our customer service representatives are short-handed, I have to jump in and answer phones or take payments at the counter. I back up our payroll clerk as well.

How Recology shows it appreciates its employees:
Our generous benefits make employees feel appreciated. At a time when many companies have cut back in this area, our benefits are even more incredible.

The employee owner meetings are another way that employees feel appreciated. Not many Chief Executive Officers take the time to visit every subsidiary and give every employee the opportunity to ask questions and learn about their company.

Having a direct line to the corporate office via the employee owner suggestion program makes employees feel their opinions are valued, as does our open door policy.

What it means to me to be an Employee Owner:
It's great to actually feel like you make a difference. Your actions can really make an impact in the success of the organization. Working more efficiently makes a difference. With each employee owner looking at different aspects and finding better ways of accomplishing tasks, the possibilities are endless!

My favorite hobby:
Spending time with my three grandsons! I also spend a lot of my free time volunteering, especially at the Boys & Girls Club. I enjoy oil painting, although I haven't had the time lately!