Analogous to Erich Kästner's quote "Man shall learn, only oxen swot", we dare to look back to see what NIKIN has learned this year. Spoiler alert: it's about dogs, hybrid working models and spring cleaning in autumn.
Seeing the good in the negative is an art and one or two of us were forced to practise it in 2021. Thank you Corona. NIKIN was also allowed to diligently outgrow itself. Especially when it comes to flexibility. And so we are now digital nomads, even if only between home office and the NIKIN office. We have learned that we value our team immensely and enjoy seeing each other. Well, if that's not a nice conclusion.
Can you get too many prizes?
A stupid question, of course, but Patrick, Head of Social Media, said this year: "If more comes in, we'll have output overkill". Of course, that's grumbling at a high level, after all, it's nice honours like Forbes 30 under 30 or the PETA Germany Award. Nevertheless, we have resolved for next year to create a little more empty space. Not, however, as far as advertising is concerned. Sorry. We'll still be popping up on your screen all the time.
Housebroken with a delay
Something else that many at NIKIN are really enjoying right now (albeit with a mask) is the freshly tidied office in Lenzburg. It had been looking a bit chaotic since spring. We had just moved when Corona came and sent us back to the home office. So spring cleaning turned into autumn cleaning. Now everything is nicely organised and workplaces can be booked. The learning effect has not quite been achieved yet, as some people are still struggling a bit with the booking app (you could also say ignoring it) and coffee cups have already been found in special places. But that will come! PS: Now (house-trained) dogs can also come to the office, great, isn't it?
Nobody: ..., NIKIN: Let's do everything in 2021
We actually always knew it, but 2021 was proof that we are diligent TreeBees. Because 2021 saw a website relaunch, the first Green November, Andri Ragettli as NIKIN Ambassador, physical TreePlantingDays, online TreePlantingDays, Christmas markets, 50,000 followers on TikTok, 120,000 on Instagram, what felt like 44 new employees, 1.5 million trees planted, factory visits and, also very important for the team, a new coffee machine (#diesuchtsiegt). The learning here is not that some things are too much, but that we like to do a lot and it usually works. @Nike we can also #justdoit.
The whole NIKIN team wishes you beautiful last days of 2021 and only the best for 2022. Thank you for being part of our journey! Stay tuned for everything we have planned for the coming year!
