something I like about my job
Apr. 16th, 2018 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aroraborealisAs I've mentioned before, I'm not currently experiencing mad love for my work world, but I do really appreciate working for a place with a genuinely good culture. Not perfect, whatever that means, and I can certainly point to some things I'd like to be different, but! It's not toxic, and my colleagues are generally thoughtful and well-meaning, with low-ego and a real desire to be part of a team that works well together.
A red flag in any team I'm getting to know is any refrain about wanting or only hiring "A players". The longer my working experience gets, the more I know that pretty much everyone can be an A player in the right circumstance. Any leader who's all on about wanting A players is likely using that as code for "they fit my narrow definition of success".
I work with a lot of internal hiring managers to match new employees with their teams, and I consistently get feedback from them that amounts to: "This person is slow about the technical learnings, but I see them working hard and really incorporating feedback, so I don't mind" and it makes me feel good to be working with them the way I do.
It's easy these days to focus on the areas where I'm frustrated, but this isn't something I find just anywhere, and I really appreciate it every time it happens.
A red flag in any team I'm getting to know is any refrain about wanting or only hiring "A players". The longer my working experience gets, the more I know that pretty much everyone can be an A player in the right circumstance. Any leader who's all on about wanting A players is likely using that as code for "they fit my narrow definition of success".
I work with a lot of internal hiring managers to match new employees with their teams, and I consistently get feedback from them that amounts to: "This person is slow about the technical learnings, but I see them working hard and really incorporating feedback, so I don't mind" and it makes me feel good to be working with them the way I do.
It's easy these days to focus on the areas where I'm frustrated, but this isn't something I find just anywhere, and I really appreciate it every time it happens.
