State of the Tie Showdown

Many changes are afoot here at the Tie Showdown, and we have grown much more than we had originally anticipated. With this in mind, we aim to share regular reports on the developments in our organization. Here is the very first State of the Tie Showdown report.

New Office Space:
The editors at the Tie Showdown have secured (un)official office space, hereafter known as the Tie Showdown Intergalactic Headquarters. This will streamline our operations and save us tens of dollars in revenue costs.

The Retieclery:
As Walt Whitman said, “No tie should live in a closet forever,” honoring this sentiment we are introducing The Retieclery. The Retieclery is located in the Tie Showdown Intergalactic Headquarters and serves two purposes; to find loving homes for lightly used ties and to promote community participation by making ties readily available to interested parties via tie trades and free tie rentals.

Expanding Staff:
We have officially promoted former champion Colin to the role of Vice President of Operations. His primary responsibilities will include overseeing official Tie Showdown operations at our 1800 branch, and coordinating the development of our intramural soccer/badminton league to begin next year.

We have also unwittingly promoted a number of individuals to the staff: Margaret is our Community Outreach Organizer (she actually has work to do…), Chris is our Director of Security, Megan F is our Participant Wellness Coordinator, and Brooke is our Chief of Staff (because it sounds fancy.) Of course none of these jobs have any real responsibilities, but they make us look more official, and are going to do wonders for us during tax season.

Holiday Season Tie Showdown Events:
We all hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season! From December 24 – January 6 there will be two special Tie Showdown events: One will be a tournament of champions in which you may vote on your favorite of all of our past winners. The other event will be a showcase of the editors’ favorite ties from all of the non-winners. These will replace our regular competition for this two week period since nobody’s going to be around (except us, of course, working hard…)

Opportunities for Advancement:
We are actively seeking a director of operations for our newly opened WTC branch and a motivated individual in San Francisco to coordinate our efforts there. Interested parties should submit their resume along with several tie-related glamor shots to Ben and Adam (or just let us know you’re interested… But Ben still wants glamor shots, so do it anyway. ).