Employee Appreciation Week

We're just wrapping up Employee Appreciation Week here at Pinnacol. Workers' Compensation is serious work, no question about it, so its important now and then to let our employees know how much their efforts are appreciated. Pinnacol has garnered a lot of publicity over the last several years, some positive and some negative, but through it all our 600 employees have remained focused on our core mission: taking care of Colorado employers and the employees  (nearly 1.2 million!) who work for them. When I stand in line at the grocery store, or am simply walking down the street, its never too far from my mind that most of the people around me would depend on the company I work for if they were ever hurt on the job. I know most of my fellow employees share this same sense of responsibility.

This week we've had all sorts of fun activities. On Monday employees wore specific colors denoting their years of service (the average tenure at Pinnacol is approximately 8 1/2 years), on Wednesday employees were treated to an "Around the World" themed lunch, and Thursday was "Wellness Day" (we try to practice what we preach to our policyholders about the benefits of having  healthy employees) where we were encouraged to take a healthy walk followed by a healthy yogurt treat. Today is Sports and College Jersey day. Friday's are always casual dress at Pinnacol, but periodically we spice up Casual Friday with some type of theme. Support for all of our local teams is clearly evident, but there are a lot of other team and college colors proudly on display as well.

All in all its been a fun week, and a nice way to say "thank you" to the 600 employees who make Pinnacol the company it is today.