It’s that reflective time of year. So in the spirit of fondly looking back and boldly looking forward, we present this crowd-sourced list of the top reasons we love working at Eliza:

5. Hearing how we make a difference in people’s lives

Just about every day we hear people telling us – in their own words – about the impact that Eliza outreach has on their lives. Here are a few randomly chosen examples from today (and yes, we realize that we are blessed to be able to be able to just randomly choose a few comments of the day that are as goosebump-inducing as these):

“Thank you very much for this message. I wrote down everything that she said and I do know I’m overdue for both of those so…this is the little kick I needed to take this to heart and follow-up with this stuff so I will go make my appointment. Thank you and have a good day. Bye-bye.”

“Thank you very much for providing this helpful information in Spanish which is my first language. Thank you very much. Goodbye.”

“Ma’am I think the reminder is great and I am really satisfied with [Health Plan name]. I am very thankful to God and I hope you continue doing this.”

4. A magical playground for analytics geeks

So. Much. Data.

3. You never know when your work will be interrupted by something fun

Your fearless leaders sumo wrestling? A company-wide email that gets everyone brainstorming ideas for the perfect analogy to use as part of a big presentation? Beer Friday? In some ways it’s a wonder we get anything accomplished – but as it turns out, these are exactly the kinds of distractions that keep us running strong and working as a team. Because really, you can’t help but share an inside joke once you’ve collectively experienced the singing clown.

2. Amazing, innovative, creative, unstoppable, even brave colleagues

Most of the time those adjectives describe how we approach our work, but once in a while we can’t help but be amazed at some of the creative ways that our colleagues address life challenges – as illustrated by this lightly censored email exchange by members of our senior management team:

1.Good karma

There’s just got to be some positive payback in working so hard to positively impact how people view and manage their health. So to all our clients and partners and supporters, we thank you for joining us on this wild ride.

Here’s to happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!