Every year, The New York Times holds its company-wide gathering, State of The Times, where employees reflect on the past year and what comes next. This year, as The Times marks its 175th anniversary, we asked six of our colleagues to reflect on their time here. Together, they’ve worked at The Times for more than 110 years. Here’s what they had to say.

Anyone who spent any time on Metro over the last four years knows about “Judy stuff.” That’s the term of art for the impossibly varied skills and duties that Judy Tong brought to Metro as the desk’s deputy for strategy and operations. She made sure the desk ran smoothly, of course, paving over staffing potholes and refining workflows. But she also played a key role in buildin...

The Metro desk has become a destination for deeply reported narratives and delightful, boundary-pushing enterprise. Maintaining that distinction requires an editor adept at features who loves the craft of writing and has the ability to elevate copy. We also searched for an editor with a nose for news and the adroitness to help reporters find and tell a story from all angles. ...

Of the many mentors we are blessed to have in the newsroom, Bill Ruthhart is one of the finest and most prolific — though you might not know it. As writing coach for our fellowship class, he helps guide the fellows through all manner of bumps and challenges. He hones their story ideas, ledes and nutgraphs. He makes connections with other newsrooms to help our fellows and edit...

Chief Producer Officer Alex Hardiman and Chief Growth and Customer Officer Hannah Yang have both been promoted to executive vice president, effective immediately. The promotions reflect their vital contributions as leaders, and also expanded responsibilities. Alex will now share oversight of engineering in addition to leading our product and design functions and our News, Gam...