Jahnel Group’s HR director helps Schenectady software developer shine

But to hear her boss explain to it, she may well effectively have an “S” for Superwoman on a uniform concealed under her work dresses. 

“She is just definitely incredible. … She handles all of our HR added benefits for all 130 workers, so she’s just serving people every single working day with their health insurance, with their dental strategy, their vision, no matter what it is from an HR standpoint,” stated Jahnel Group Inc. CEO Darrin Jahnel, introducing that she also is component of the leadership group. “What definitely separates Dani is the way she serves the staff.”

She’s been in demand of HR for about 2½ years. 

Milliken stated she is humbled and a little humiliated by all the praise but that she doesn’t glance for it.

“I are likely to have on a number of hats just simply because I’m a small part of engagement, a tiny part of HR and accounting, and just acquiring concerned in various occasions, so I think it is just my nature that I are likely to signal up for anything or be of help,” said Milliken. “I’m the variety of human being that I want to get the position carried out, and it doesn’t make a difference what the job is, you just do it.” 

Jahnel recalled the personalized software style company’s a short while ago accomplished “war week,” when 100 employees collected at the downtown Schenectady business in the Mill Artisan district, and how Milliken was there dazzling and early just about every early morning preparing breakfast and then presiding over 6 a.m. workout classes.  

“The staff voted her the MVP, and everyone just enjoys what she provides to the table, and she’s acknowledged by everybody,” said Jahnel.

Then there’s the time, Milliken, who is married with 9-12 months-outdated twins, built 305 trips in excess of a six-day time period up the 124 methods to Jahnel’s sixth-floor place of work during the company’s 10-million-stair challenge. 

She mentioned the stair challenge introduced out her aggressive nature.  

Jahnel mentioned firm executives understood early on throughout the job interview system that Milliken would be a fantastic addition to their team. 

“She’s certainly nuts just like us. She’s finding up at 3 in the early morning, she’s doing the job out, she’s an amazing mother, she’s a rock star qualified, and we were just so blessed to have her, so from the really beginning she arrived in with that servant’s mentality,” he reported. 

Milliken explained the admiration is mutual.

“There’s not a much better fit, and when people say ‘It’s way too superior to be true’ they really don’t consider you, but Jahnel Team is so passionate about their staff members, not just skillfully but individually … and it seriously will make you want to do far more,” she mentioned.