I've never felt more appreciated as an employee
Pros
I started at Polarsteps as a freelancer for what was supposed to be a a project of only a couple of months. I ended up loving it so much I stuck around, became an employee, and am now close to my two-year-anniversary at the company! What I love: * Transparant interview process with a very human approach * Truly great onboarding experience, lots of time taken to make candidates feel at home * Work-life balance is really important at Polarsteps: I don’t work overtime and parents in the team are given the flexibility they need to manage their home life * As an employee I’ve never felt more appreciated. It’s the little things: a thoughtful postcard when you’re going through something, or a gift when you’re celebrating a personal win * I sincerely like every single person I work with. They’re such a great bunch of people and there are lots of opportunities for socializing, like Thursday drinks and a book club (during office hours!), but I never feel pressured to join when I don’t feel like it either – we’re a good mix of introverts and extroverts * Giving feedback is actually encouraged and taken to heart – I’ve given lots of it over the past two years and it’s been so great to see changes being made because of it
Cons
What can still be improved: * Salary is discussed during the intro call of the interview process, I hope the salary range will be shared in the vacancies in the near future to make the interview process even more transparent * Diversity & Inclusion is a learning process and first steps have been taken, which has been great to see, but there’s definitely more work to be done when it comes to D&I at Polarsteps * I hope to see a bigger focus on sustainability in the future (we’ve recently started a green team, but it would be amazing to see it become a leadership priority at some point as well) * As a scale up, there are growing pains, and as a company we’re not perfect. But as long as Polarsteps keeps being as transparent as they are right now and continues to be so open to feedback, I think the future is looking really bright!