{"id":65585,"date":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/07\/16\/com-employee-of-the-month-4\/"},"modified":"2019-07-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T05:00:00","slug":"com-employee-of-the-month-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/07\/16\/com-employee-of-the-month-4\/","title":{"rendered":"COM employee of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Tres Smith<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Job:<\/strong> Retail associate, Sorrell Center Convenience Store<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Hometown:<\/strong> I grew up in Pima, Ariz., and have lived in Omaha the past 33 years.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Number of years at UNMC:<\/strong> 16 years at UNMC<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Describe what you like best about your job:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best part of my job is the people. Everyone needs to eat, and most people need caffeine, so I am in a popular spot on campus. I have seen so many wonderful things and have met some of the most amazing people.&nbsp;My favorite part of the job is watching the students grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Three things people may not know about you:&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have seven grandkids.<\/li>\n<li>I love to fish and go to rock concerts.<\/li>\n<li>My new favorite hobbies are sketching and oil painting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime convenience store employee in Sorrell Center helps people in need of food, 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