Celebrating Our Office Move With Ugly Sweaters & Yummy Cookies

The year is coming to a close and we’ve just made our big leap to the new Inductive Automation corporate headquarters. Last Friday, as we packed up the last of our belongings and bid farewell to our office at the Palladio, we also mixed in some cheerful fun with our third annual cookie bake-off and ugly holiday sweater contest.

This year’s ugly sweater/outfit contest brought some real competition. Participants showcased some of their best festive apparel, making it really tough to choose.

Check out this year’s entries:

One person did prevail and took the title.

While the holiday fashion choices were less than tasteful, the holiday cookie submissions were very tasty. This year’s cookie bake-off also saw some strong competition, with bakers bringing some serious cookie game. With so many varieties to choose from, voters had no choice but to sample the competing treats extensively.

Here are this year’s entries:

After some serious deliberation and pure cookie enjoyment, one cookie and baker took the prize.

And with the holidays right around the corner, we asked the IA staff which cookie they liked the most and what their holiday plans are. Here are some notable highlights

Cookie Choice: "I really like the sugar cookie the best." Plans for the Holidays: "I plan to spend time with my family during the holidays."

Cookie Choice: "My favorite cookie was chocolate chip." Plans for the Holidays: "I will be going home to spend Christmas with my family."

Cookie Choice: "I really like the Larfleez Cookies." Plans for the Holidays: "Spending time with family who are visiting from India."

Cookie Choice: "I liked the chocolate cookie the most." Plans for the Holidays: "Looking forward to spending time with family."

Cookie Choice: "I think the cookie dough bites were the best." Plans for the Holidays: "Spending Christmas with family and New Year’s in New York."

Cookie Choice: "My favorite was the sugar cookie." Plans for the Holidays: "Visiting family in Monterey for New Year’s."

Cookie Choice: "I really like the sugar cookie." Plans for the Holidays: "We are remodeling our home."

The ugly sweater contest and cookie-bake off were a fun way to say goodbye to the office that has been our home for the last four years. Now we look forward to settling into our new building and another successful year at Inductive Automation. Happy Holidays!