Month: August 2024

As part of LoopMe’s Ukraine Support Month, August’s employee spotlights feature Ukrainian employees, who tell us more about themselves and share their experiences of life in Ukraine since February 2022.

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What is your role at LoopMe?
I have just started a new role as a Programmatic Account Manager. Before that I was a Campaign Manager for three years.

How has your experience at LoopMe been throughout your time here overall, and especially with everything going on?
From my first day at LoopMe, I could see how talented and technically skilled everyone was. Now I know that my colleagues are not only talented but they are also as brave and strong as Ukraine! For me, LoopMe is one of the companies that has really stepped up to support its Ukrainian employees. We really appreciate it, especially during these tough times.

How has the war on Ukraine affected your work life / role / time in the office?
Work-life balance has turned into a war/work-life balance. I honestly love coming into the office every day because of the amazing people and atmosphere we have created here. It’s like a second home to me.

How have these almost 1000 days of full-scale invasion changed you?
It has fully changed me. My dad joined the army and became a defender. It’s now my turn to step up and support my family, especially my mom. I have learned about different types of rockets and how to distinguish the sounds of defense rockets. I have also improved my skills in tactical medicine and faced some mental health challenges, which I’m working through. Most importantly, I’ve learned how to be an independent person.

How has the war impacted aspects of daily life that people may take for granted?
I know it’s hard to imagine that we see rockets in the sky, and hear explosions day and night. After tough nights we wake up, have a cup of coffee, and go to the office (tired and sleepy but with a smile). Unfortunately, this is our reality now and it’s what we have adapted to.

Where do you find strength and inspiration in today’s Ukraine?
I find strength and inspiration in my family and everyday support network. Hanging out with my dog, who can be a bit crazy at times, is always a mood booster! Reading books and keeping up with my running routine has helped me stay motivated and balanced.

What’s the first thing you will do once the war is over?
Make some of my parents’ dreams come true. Hopefully, it will be soon.

What would you like your fellow Loopers to understand?
Every Ukrainian wants to be supported on a daily basis. Simple questions – like “How are you?” or “Are you safe?” – are important, not just because it’s polite to ask but because they give us a sense of support and understanding. It is a very tough time for all Ukrainians because we are defending our independence. Come to Ukraine and you’ll see how beautiful our country is.

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More Ukraine Support Month employee spotlights:

• Anastasiia Pekun
• Kateryna Aleksakha

As part of LoopMe’s Ukraine Support Month, August’s employee spotlights feature Ukrainian employees, who tell us more about themselves and share their experiences of life in Ukraine since February 2022.

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What is your role at LoopMe?
Team Lead, Campaign Management

How has your experience at LoopMe been throughout your time here overall, and especially with everything going on?
I started working at LoopMe right before the pandemic hit, and have been working here throughout the invasion. During these hard times, I’ve felt supported by my colleagues and the organization. The company has provided me with everything I need to get through these difficult times. I’m glad to be a part of LoopMe.

How has the war in Ukraine affected your work life / role / time in the office?
The war in Ukraine has certainly impacted our work-life balance. I moved from the war zone of Dnipro to Lviv, but now even that is unsafe. There are countless sleepless, stressful nights because of air raid alerts and shelling, but work has been a helpful distraction.

How have these almost 1000 days of full-scale invasion changed you?
I feel strong and resistant to stress but still battle with feeling anxious.

How has the war impacted aspects of daily life that people may take for granted?
The air alerts come randomly in the middle of the day or night where you have to drop everything and find shelter. Everything in the town shuts down during that time and there is a curfew every night. There are constant power outages, so you have to often leave where you are so find somewhere safe to stay. Your schedule is always adapting to the surroundings and circumstances.

Where do you find strength and inspiration in today’s Ukraine?
I find strength and inspiration in our defenders, volunteers and those who donate to support.

What’s the first thing you’ll do once the war is over?
I will visit all my family and friends.

What would you like your fellow Loopers to understand?
Sometimes Ukrainians can be reluctant to share how we’re feeling, and we are often tired – but we always appreciate your support.

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More Ukraine Support Month employee spotlights:

• Anastasiia Pekun
• Nastia Shchepetkova

As part of LoopMe’s Ukraine Support Month, August’s employee spotlights feature Ukrainian employees, who tell us more about themselves and share their experiences of life in Ukraine since February 2022.

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What is your role at LoopMe?
I’m an Assistant Accountant.

How has your experience at LoopMe been throughout your time here overall, and especially with everything going on? The expertise and the opportunities I have access to here are greater than at my previous workplace. A significant advantage is the ability to work remotely during wartime and a fairly flexible schedule in general.

How has the war on Ukraine affected your work life / role / time in the office?
The war was one of the reasons why I changed my job. I needed to find a more stable job with prospects, and the Ukrainian job market could not offer such opportunities with the start of the full-scale invasion. At the same time, I had to rapidly develop as a specialist, acquiring new knowledge in order to become an employee of an international company like LoopMe, which was a huge advantage for me. As for the time spent in the office during the working day, there were times when after an air raid alarm, we would go up to the office a couple of minutes before a meeting was due to start.

How have these almost 1000 days of full-scale invasion changed you?
The war has changed each of us. I can definitely say that I am not the same carefree girl I was 3 years ago. All this is very difficult and has a cumulative effect, meaning that we now look at many things differently. For example, while watching an action movie and seeing how the main characters run away from explosions, I now realise that if this were real life the consequences would be completely different. The names of weapons, missiles and combat vehicles used to be distant, incomprehensible concepts. Now we not only recognise their sounds, but we also know what they look like and what they’re capable of.

How has the war impacted aspects of daily life that people may take for granted?
I’m trying to live my best years in the conditions of “make it before the curfew” and “make it before the power and water are turned off”. I never used to attach much importance to street lighting, or even the presence of electricity. But, when I returned home in the winter in complete darkness with a flashlight in my hands, or when I cooked food on a camping gas burner and slept under two blankets, simple things such as light and warmth became much more valuable. I really miss walking along the deserted streets at night, watching the sunrise, going to the forest with my family, or riding along the river on a motorboat. This isn’t possible any more: you can’t go outside from midnight to 5am; there might be mines in the forests; exiting boats onto open water is prohibited.

Where do you find strength and inspiration in today’s Ukraine?
In other people. I will never cease to be amazed at how strong our nation is. How strong our will is and what incredible things we can achieve even in war conditions. How we can live our lives to the fullest in spite of injuries, how we can reopen a store when the previous one burned down, how we can love people when our entire family died. It is a great gift to have this spirit, to be Ukrainian.

What’s the first thing you’ll do once the war is over?
At 3am I’ll get in the car and go to the Azov Sea to watch the sunrise. Sunrise without war, without suffering, without air raid alarms.

What would you like your fellow Loopers to understand?
I would really like each of us to come home to a place where there is a warm dinner, family, a beloved pet, conversations about how the day went and peace of mind to fall asleep without fear of not waking up. To appreciate it to the maximum. After all, my colleagues from Ukraine have undergone a global reassessment of values. As they say, “the most expensive things in the world are not things at all.” Appreciate each day you live, do not think that you have a draft of life, that everything can be fixed and be grateful for everything you have.

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More Ukraine Support Month employee spotlights:

• Kateryna Aleksakha
• Nastia Shchepetkova