diff --git a/EmployeeDirectory/ViewControllers/EmployeesViewController.swift b/EmployeeDirectory/ViewControllers/EmployeesViewController.swift
index 56baaed..58e7ff2 100644
--- a/EmployeeDirectory/ViewControllers/EmployeesViewController.swift
+++ b/EmployeeDirectory/ViewControllers/EmployeesViewController.swift
@@ -108,15 +108,13 @@ class EmployeesViewController: UIViewController {
     /// Using the ViewModel setup combine handlers
     private func bindViewModel() {
         viewModel.$employees
+            .scan(([], [])) { previous, current in
+                (previous.1, current) // (oldValue, newValue)
+            }
             .receive(on: RunLoop.main)
-            .sink { [weak self] newEmployees in
-                guard let self = self else { return }
-
-                let oldEmployees = self.viewModel.oldEmployees // Keep track of the previous state
-                self.animateEmployeeChanges(from: oldEmployees, to: newEmployees)
-
-                // Update footer and other UI elements as needed
-                self.updateFooter()
+            .sink { [weak self] oldValue, newValue in
+                self?.animateEmployeeChanges(from: oldValue, to: newValue)
+                self?.updateFooter()
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
         
diff --git a/EmployeeDirectory/ViewModels/EmployeesViewModel.swift b/EmployeeDirectory/ViewModels/EmployeesViewModel.swift
index ec3d93f..f3e93c7 100644
--- a/EmployeeDirectory/ViewModels/EmployeesViewModel.swift
+++ b/EmployeeDirectory/ViewModels/EmployeesViewModel.swift
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ public class EmployeesViewModel: ObservableObject {
     private var serviceMode: EmployeeServiceMode = .production
     private var employeeService: EmployeeServiceProtocol = MockEmployeeService.shared
     @Published public private(set) var employees: [Employee] = []
-    public private(set) var oldEmployees: [Employee] = []
-    
     @Published public private(set) var errorMessage: String? = nil
     @Published public private(set) var isLoading: Bool = false
     @Published public private(set) var hasMorePages: Bool = true
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ public class EmployeesViewModel: ObservableObject {
     /// Resets the current employee list and fetches data from page 1
     private func resetAndFetchEmployees() {
         currentPage = 1
-        oldEmployees = employees
         employees = []
         hasMorePages = true
         fetchEmployees(page: 1)