Sam Nadarajan Community Champion

This is dope @Amanda Barber 

Come up with a service superhero name for your team The Justice Institute for Resourcefulness Alliance (JIRA) This is gonna be interesting!

I sense a few rounds of "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" almost guaranteed if this idea happens - I'm ready for it (I think).

Is Atlassian large enough to make this happen?!?! B/c I'm right there with you!

I've taken this day for granted as long as I've known the day after Thanksgiving is off for us but I understand that's regional AND also depends on the role/industry you're in. But seriously, who will be getting much work done with a Turkey Coma?

We have this debate at work off and on, but @Amanda Barber since you've opened the door a bit wider current arguments at work are: * Hot Dogs are also sandwiches * Cereal is soup Gotta keep life interesting huh

I would not say no to a Star Wars Day (May 4). Pre-Covid our company threw an in person party, but the ironic thing is that they played Star Wars on the TVs all day, but it's not like you could go and watch them in there all day (unless it was your last day). I do miss the blue ice cream and the chocolate dipped pretzel…

You're opening a can of worms @Robert Wen_Cprime_ , cheesecake imo is a pie but I second having pi day be an official holiday!

Loom was definitely my favorite, but this is a very hard question!!

@Andy Gladstone and @Laurie Sciutti I am definitely there with you as far as going into those circular racks! 

Growing up we only ate rice and curries every day (sometimes every meal, my dad would cook a huge pot of it on Sunday and we'd find a way to make it last till the end of the week - at least until I hit puberty). It sounds glamorous now, but every day it got so boring. On Sundays we would go to Costco (wholesale club…

Hello @Anna V and welcome to the Community! I (and a number of others on here) hold a few Atlassian certifications, I surmise that everyone has a different experience when it comes to studying but I can share mine. As far as preparation, with Atlassian exams experience is your best teacher. The course will highlight…

This was an awesome read @Theresa McFarlane, especially "We all don't want to be clones..just saying" <-- that's money right there! It's definitely hard for me to answer this question b/c I'm always afraid of self-congratulating or internal-validation of my efforts, that being said in discussions I try to: * Follow up on…

Oh wonderful this will help some of the organizations I have worked with that need a more flexible structure! Thank you very much!

I can second that! I feel like today's culture is more accepting and willing to help, I know I am willing to help anyone else, but I kind of have to put the brakes in many instances because I get eager too quickly. Lately if I'm traveling and I see a group trying to take a selfie I'll offer to take a picture of them so…

@Barbara Szczesniak I hope you are talking about Costco Wholesale because I would totally give you concierge service there (I love Costco). That being said, I totally get it, you can get help in the store, but you need help all the way, so in a sense you're not asking for someone to join you for a moment, you're asking for…

Strangers are only temporary until you say hi/how are you/give me 3 reasons why you love Costco and Trader Joes. Then they're no longer strangers and it's easier to ask for help right? I get it though, unless I know you and have worked to that point where I am comfortable with you, it requires a certain level of…

Ditto on the hiking, I am all about doing it alone as much as possible because I have this unfounded theory that by doing it alone the bragging rights are that much bigger. But, we see too many instances where the outcome is even worse than getting temporarily lost. One of the things we tell our developers on teams is to…

Not plant related, but growing up in Oregon they did "Take your child to work day" in April. I always looked forward to it b/c I never understood what my dad did (Accountant), I just knew he used a computer which was really cool (and he had his own cubicle where he could put up pictures and cool stuff). It also helped that…

I can take April 29

Back in the day we were too cheap to get caller ID, so we would tell people that wanted to talk to us to call, leave a voicemail, then call again before we picked up. Surprisingly people did, but it was definitely irritating, especially for us as kids. Also, while I found the below irritating, it was fun working out the…

I can confirm the "Brown E's" - my wife pulled this fast one on me back in 2014 (Facebook reminds me of it every year lol) but I fell for it hook line and sinker. Also looking at this picture I can't believe how clean our oven was #adulting.

I mildly enjoyed cooking growing up but I didn't appreciate the reasons why my parents put in certain seasonings at certain times in Indian cooking. Now that I am older, and a parent, paying attention to these small details that can make or break a dish is something that fascinates me, and try as I might, I can't figure…

I also seem to be allergic to books that are >300 pages, so that may be an issue there

I read The Hobbit in high school when I didn't like reading it, and it was enjoyable. Never did LOTR books, but for a movie series based on books Peter Jackson's series was pretty good!!

@Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM this feels lucky especially given Southwest Airline's boarding process. Shhhhhh don't tell anyone about it of course or there will be a stampede. And I hope by speaking this into the open you don't lose the value add here! Now if only we could keep the doors on the Boeing planes - but that's for…

That's pretty awesome @ABR I'm glad you have been able to get out of some tight situations! I feel like every day I am always looking for something I need, because it's easy to "misplace" things in a house with a toddler! Hope your week is going well :)

@Sajit Nair you're absolutely right! When I get a 2nd pair of lucky socks I may double up on them before big presentations ;) If you are going to keep them in mint condition, we need to get you a frame to put your socks in, then you can just take the frame with you wherever you go, then your luck goes with you and you are…

Hands down berry pie! Like blueberry, blackberry, etc. I grew up in Oregon, USA, and they have a type of berry there called "marionberry" which is similar to a blackberry. That was so good. I will also always enjoy a good and meaningful "pie" chart:

Ditto on the charm lifting moods @Teodora V _Warsaw Dynamics_ ! I think the ripped jeans are your lucky charm, or should I say style!? I think that's phenomenal and yes how much better the environments we live in can be when we can just be ourselves! I hope our paths cross one day, because I would totally love to see what…