Employee Spotlight, July 2021
Expired
Congratulations Heather! The Employee Spotlight for July is on Communications Supervisor Heather Thompson. Since becoming part of the Metro Services team last October, Heather has emerged as a talented and excellent team leader at the Manchester 3PL Communications Center. She is very thorough and great at explaining processes to new employees.
Q: Heather, how long have you been working with Metro Services?
A: I have been with Metro for 10 months
Q: What does your job entail?
A: I am the Communication Supervisor at the Communication Center. I help fill our 3PL positions and lead my team in filling those positions and others.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love the atmosphere that I work in and that each and every day I am learning something new to advance my role in this company.
Q: What is the best career lesson you have learned so far?
A: I have learned that just like God gives us chance after chance, we as a staffing company, need to have the same compassion toward others that God has toward us.
Q: What would you do (for a career) if you were not doing this?
A: I honestly cannot see myself anywhere else but here. I want to grow with this company and one day, when I'm old and gray, retire from Metro.
Q: What do you like to do when you aren’t working?
A: When I'm not working, I love being a mom to my 3 amazing kids.
Q: How do you think working at Metro has influenced your perspective on life?
A: Working for Metro has changed my perspective on life in so many ways. In a very big way, it has helped me strengthen my walk with God.
Q: What are 3 words to best describe you?
A: Fun, driven, and caring
Q: What’s a fun fact about you many people may not know?
A: I am obsessed with the Golden Girls and I Love Lucy.
Q: Where’s your favorite place in the world?
A: One of my favorite places that I have been to was Cozumel Mexico
Q: Given a chance, who would you like to be for a day?
A: I would have loved to have been Jackie O for a day when she was married to JFK. She had amazing style and sunglasses I might add!