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Yesterday was my last day at the First Solar headquarters in Tempe. I spent most of the day just going to meetings with Sheila, but today we got a chance to talk a little bit more about HR with a broader lense. She basically broke down that within the HR wing, there are several subsects and subdivisions. The major ones are compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, org development and training, and information systems and payroll. Compensation and benefits is in charge of how much each member of the company is paid, and what benefits they get. With regards to benefits, they often to quarterly surveys to figure out what everyone wants. Talent acquisition is in charge of hiring new employees and figuring out what they're looking for in employees, along with refining their hiring strategies. Org development and training is primarily in charge of management and training. They also try to figure out if everyone is happy with their bosses and workplace environment. Sheila went into