Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.

I’ve written about this in the past but on Labor Day it has a special meaning. Today is a holiday celebrating the men and women who labor to produce the goods and services that we take for granted every day. Labor, how we labor, and how we treat labor are all intertwined in how we live A.M.D.G. every day. Human labor is part of human dignity, and how we treat labor is a directly reflection of how we address the dignity of each individual.

As we celebrate our first year - and our second Labor Day - as a company; it is important to recognize the value and dignity of our employees. Our success is the success of the individuals that labor for us, and it goes without saying that without them the company is nothing. We are fortunate to have a staff of dedicated men and women who come together on a daily basis with a common goal and execute.

The last few weeks have been full of references to Quiet Quitting and Working Your Wage as a way to “take” Work / Life Balance into your own hands. Labor is part of Dignity, but it is not the entirety of Dignity – this is True. The defining attributes of each and every individual is tied to more than just what they produce. The inevitability of needing to “take back” that Truth is the outcome of when employers lose sight of the Truth.

As a Principals and Partners at Project Luong, we have an obligation to ensure that this Truth is realized every day in how we treat our employees with the Dignity inherent in their humanity. Labor, and the fruits of labor, are obviously important as it is the means by which we achieve our shared financial success. We strive to create a workplace that treats each individual with Dignity based on their inherent personhood regardless of title, seniority, longevity, or salary.

I have the privilege of working with nine other individuals ( AIA, Kellye Scardino Meller, Andrea Yanes, Heather Wall, RID, WELL AP, LEED AP, Yesika Soto, AIA, Kyle Luong, Stephen Ruiz, Nicole Rivera, Emily Nguyen, Mariana Galvan) that share this common Truth about labor and life. I am fortunate to have, for at least this small moment in time, the ability to dialogue about how we collectively set policies, procedures, and common expectation to ensure that this Truth is forefront in our minds. And I am thankful to all of those that labor with me at Project Luong for the joy and satisfaction I feel in doing this together with them.