Russia has two special holidays to celebrate: February 23rd and March 8th. The 23rd was once upon a time set aside as a day to celebrate the Army and the Navy professionals, but on the country-wide scale turned out to be a holiday for all the boys and men. The 8th is the culmination of the international women's month, and is a day for showing special appreciation to women and girls.
Since on both dates, we, Russians, get a day off-work, Reksoft men and women came together to celebrate each other on the 22nd and the 7th. Many Russian IT companies show a swelling portion of women on staff, and Reksoft is no different with approximately 35% women among its 350 employees, the majority of whom are technical experts.
We historically prepare the parties in-house, applying the additional talents we have at work. With the girls being the first to throw a party, plus still being less in numbers, we had to start preparations as early as the beginning of January, right after the New Year holidays. The girls put together a day of fun, ‘western style', aside from the wild-wild-west entourage, costumes, cowboy games, and cows to be earned, the ‘Reksoft boys' were treated to an evening bar, performances, pizza, and dancing.
The boys did not let us down either, and on top of the usual candy treats, we got the opportunity to be the stars we deserve to be. Yes, they boys did a Star Search contest for us, and to top it off, there was a live plug-in performance in Reksoft cafeteria by a Reksoft-man and a city-wide-known showman, Vladimir Burkovsky and his band.
What's next? Tune in to read about our coming celebration: Reksoft is to turn the sweet sixteen this May, come on, join us for the fun! :)
Check out our photo-report: Reksoft Team on February 23rd, Reksoft Team on March 8th
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