 Hi, I'm Fiona Farrell. I'm the Director of Human Resources here at IRI. And I'm Michael Joyce. I'm one of the producers on the communications team. We're very glad that you're thinking about coming to work with us. And I think any time any of us is thinking of working someplace new, what would be most helpful is to be able to just sit down and chat with the employees. But since that's not feasible, we've asked some of the IRI staff to share their experiences with you on this video. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us or call us. You can find information on the contact page. Thank you. When you come here to IRI, you would think that this is all about rice and it's what in agriculture we call monoculture. And IRI is anything but monoculture. It's undoubtedly been the most exciting period of my life being able to work with national scientists across the region and with colleagues at IRI. And working on a common goal. For me, it's working more at the farm level and the household level, working with small farm holders who have small parcels of land who are trying to feed themselves. In my time here, I've grown a lot in my career and been well supported in that. I feel like I've been given a number of opportunities for professional development and advancement. So from a professional point of view, it's so far been a good upward career path. For IRI and for myself and many others working at the Institute, the mission is absolutely essential. Where you can see the research products making a difference on farmers' fields and to farmers' well-being. I mean, that's what the job is about. It's about food security at that level and then helping improve incomes at that level and I think for me resonates most. I think IRI, the colleagues, they all share the common philosophy about they like the mission of IRI and that's why they're here, majority of them. So there's a lot of common interest among scientists that are seeing rise as an important crop. So you have that common bond naturally. So it's very easy to get along with others. I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to grow up here and if I could encourage any family who's kind of on the fence about do I go there, do I not, it's not a question. I mean, it's just such a rich, rich experience. It was actually quite an easy place to move to. We've been working overseas in other countries so I didn't actually find moving to the Philippines a challenge. So part of the reason we're staying in the Philippines is because of family experience, if you will. This has been a good place for us to grow as a family. That's very supportive for Sarah's work. It's also supportive for experience that I'm getting. It's a good opportunity but as it relates to the family, the domestic help that's available here is very supportive of Sarah but also my own interests. And also for traveling. Philippines has been a fun place to travel within and also outside to go to other parts of Southeast Asia so we've enjoyed taking a few family trips. So when I came here for the job interview our three main concerns were health care, the safety and the children's schooling. We have two young kids. And what really impressed me was we have an on-campus school so the schooling was taken care of. The insurance was very good and it's an extremely safe place. Personally also I've made a lot of good friends here, meeting people here who have done many, many different things and also learning where they come from and learning from them I think is also a big part of that experience. So it really is a community that we live in and I think Erie's good in that it also is quite family friendly. There are lots of children here from all different backgrounds. I think that the staff housing complex is actually quite a good place. The kids get together, they play at the playground, they can swim at the pool. And there's the one saying that once you walk with Erie you never leave, even if you physically leave but then mentally you stay. It just has been a very positive experience for me.