text: // TODO: Write code to define and export the Employee class
  
  // notes for self: instantiation of new class created
  // notes for self: instantiation is object oriented, i.e. object is instance of Employee class 
  
  class Employee {
    constructor(name, id, email) {
  
  // the key/value pairs allow us to set values by constructor arguments via extended class 
      this.name = name; 
      this.id = id;  
      this.email = email; 
    }
  
  ////////////// Employee Class Methods //////////////
    getName() { 
      return employee.name; 
    }
  
    getId() {
      return employee.id; 
    }
  
    getEmail () {
      return employee.email; 
    }
  
    getRole () {
      return 'Employee'; 
    }
  
  ////////////// Method to Print Stats  //////////////
    printInfo() {
        console.log(`Employee Test: Name: ${this.name}`);
        console.log(`Employee Test: ID: ${this.id}`);
        console.log(`Employee Test: Email: ${this.email}`);
        employee.getName(); 
        employee.getId(); 
        employee.getEmail(); 
        employee.getRole(); 
      }
    }
  
  ////////////// Parameter Values Used for Testing //////////////
    const employee = new Employee('Alice', 100, 'test@test.com')
    employee.printInfo(); 
  
  
  ////////////// Export Employee Class Object //////////////
  
  module.exports = Employee;