A place for high performers and high potentials to excel
Pros
- A place that offers tremendous fulfillment and exponential personal growth, if you have the inherent and innate drivers to fuel your success. - Autonomy in how and when to execute your responsibilities. - Great progression opportunities. - Opportunities to try out cross-functional roles and take your interests for a spin. - Opportunities to influence and shape how things are done in the company. - Opportunities to deliver real impact to the business and the world. - Inspiring teammates who will motivate, challenge, and help you. - Independent thinking is encouraged, but collaboration and consensus are necessary. - Polished, professional, and kind communication across the board. - Minimal bureaucracy = maximum efficiency. The daily operations (e.g. there are very few meetings; we learn about what each other are doing by taking the initiative to read up on their updates via a communication platform; when we take on a new responsibility, we learn about it by reading documents prepared by our team members.) are fueled by every individual's commitment to excellence, plus autonomy and trust among teammates. Generally, the work process here can be defined as a form of self-service backed by a truckload of self-sufficiency (although your teammates are always there to help you when you ask). As such, it's pertinent that every team member believes and exercises self-accountability, discipline, integrity, intellectual curiosity, a spirit of excellence, empathy, and attentiveness. That also means this is a workplace that needs a personal commitment above the norm.
Cons
Not exactly cons but here are some potential challenges you might face: - Every role here demands digital dexterity and cognitive agility. - It does not have a legitimate organizational principle, which means you must appreciate (and thrive) in ambiguity and be open-minded about receiving feedback from everyone. And really, you can learn something from each and everyone here—even about your own specialty. - You need to be absolutely sure that your values and attitude are aligned with the company. Otherwise, you are going to struggle... very hard. - People here work in small and flexible teams and handle fluctuating workloads, shrinking time frames, and intense flurries of information exchange and coordination over online communication platforms. So it's crucial that you have a high level of organizational skills and enjoy doing 'the dance of agility' at work. There are also some shadowy aspects of a decentralized company with a team of highly motivated members that work remotely: 1. There's a tendency to overwork and burn out. 2. There's a general lack of social relationships in the workplace that can lead to issues of loneliness and stress—especially now, when team trips are thwarted by the pandemic. That said, the management is constantly working on this point and trying to strengthen the social fabric of the company.
