It's time to VOTE for your FAVOURITE selfie!
2025 may have only just begun, but it's already time for you to cast your vote for our overall Work and Smile Selfie Challenge WINNER for the quarter October - December 2024!
In this round of the competition, in the spirit of Work and Smile 'For We', we've been asking for submissions of your most creative team selfie.
Today, we're sharing our awesome submissions from December 2024. But first, you can vote for your favourite selfie this quarter - Thomas Hawkins, Kim Garvin, or Bazil Pillay! Our overall winner will receive a $250 e-gift card.
Voting closes 28 January - and then we'll announce our winner, as well as the next round of the competition!
In the meantime, you can keep on sending your selfies, and we'll enter them into the next phase of our competition.
Thomas Hawkins
Procurement Specialist, VIC
"My team."
Kim Garvin
Village Manager, WA
"Team Work - staff enjoying the opportunity to learn new skills together for the safety of all in the camp at Golden Grove."
Bazil Pillay
Foreman - Waste & Sanitation, NZ
"Working with my team and creating a happy workplace."
More December selfie submissions!
Sharron Bright
Compliance & Engagement Manager, ACT
"Living the “Work and Smile” vision.
Programmed is not just a workplace - it's a place where connections are made, voices are heard. It's like an extended family. The PFM team in Canberra was overjoyed to win the first “Work and Smile” Friday selfie challenge in September 2024, earning a $250 gift card to share.
With management asking for ideas on how to spend the prize, emails poured in with exciting suggestions. From adding it to the Christmas party bar tab, hosting a pizza lunch, having a morning tea for all, to organising a wellbeing day or donating to the Street Cat Alliance Charity or the Kids in Care Christmas Appeal—every idea was full of enthusiasm.
After a week of anticipation, the resounding choice was to donate the winnings to the Kids in Care Christmas Appeal. Taking advantage of the Black Friday sales, the team bought toys from Big W, with discounts of over 50%, stretching the $250 prize to an incredible $530 spent on presents.
On the 13th of December 2024, Detective Sergeant John Giles, the amazing founder of the Kids in Care Charity since 2013, visited the Fyshwick Programmed office. He collected the impressive array of gifts donated by contractors, staff, and the toys from the Work and Smile competition winnings.
After filling two vehicles with presents and capturing some heartwarming photos with the Programmed team, Detective Sergeant Giles expressed heartfelt gratitude for the donation. He shared moving stories of young people who had endured unimaginable hardships, reminding everyone that the gifts donated will profoundly impact these children's lives.
The takeaway? Never underestimate the power of giving. The acts of kindness will ripple through the lives of those who receive them."
Stay tuned for the next edition of our Work and Smile Selfie Challenge following this quarter's winners announcement, with your chance to win a $250 e-gift card every quarter!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with yasmin.delaine@programmed.com.au
