Remote first, with a few shared rules.
Your first weeks, your buddy, time and availability, time off, communication, meetings and the tools you will use every day. Everything here is also in the playbook.
From day one to month three.
Arriving
Welcome by the founders, your buddy call, the Personio intro with HR and a first hi in Slack.
Getting to know us
Intros to TikFinity, OWN3D Pro and Reecorder, your team’s Asana projects, the key Slack channels and your first small task.
Settling in
Shadow relevant meetings, introduce yourself in the weekly and close the week with a check-in with your manager.
Growing
A weekly 1:1, feedback on your 30, 60 and 90 day goals after month one, and an onboarding review after month three.
Every call of your first days is listed on your personal onboarding page with date, time and contact person. HR checks in with you after month one and month three.
Someone to ask anything.
Your buddy is a colleague who accompanies you on the social side during the first weeks. Not your manager, not HR: a friendly, informal first point of contact.
Helps you make social contacts, explains the unwritten rules of the company, joins your buddy call on day one and keeps up short, regular calls.
Honest answers to everyday questions, a short exchange at the end of your first week, and input to your onboarding whenever you ask for it.
Flexible hours, three rules.
09:00 to 15:00 CET
Flexible schedule, but we expect you to be available during core time. Taking a longer break? Tell your team lead and set a Slack status.
Personio
Attendances and absences go into Personio. HR gives you a short training and your login on day one. Your signed contract lives there too.
Respect time off
Avoid calls and meetings when a colleague is on holiday. Missed a call during working time? Answer within 5 to 10 minutes or say when you are free.
One month at most on Austrian contracts, six months on German ones. Your month-one feedback takes place before it ends.
When you are out.
Tell us right away
If you are unable to work, inform your team lead or HR immediately.
If it lasts longer than three calendar days, we need a medical certificate with the expected duration, by the third day of illness at the latest.
Plan ahead
Advance notice makes it easier to plan availability, especially in sprints. Request leave in Personio.
| Duration | Advance notice |
|---|---|
| 1 day | 3 to 5 days |
| 2 to 3 days | 2 weeks |
| 1 week | 6 weeks |
| 2 weeks | 8 weeks |
| 3 weeks | 12 weeks |
Slack is our daily tool.
Written, remote communication invites misunderstanding. These six habits keep it clear.
Set your status
Your Slack status tells the team whether you are available, in a meeting or away.
Async by default
Do not expect immediate replies, but a one-day turnaround is too slow. Need an answer now? Call on Slack.
Camera on
Turn on your camera in calls, especially while you are speaking.
Transparency
Ask whether a decision and its reason really need to be confidential. If not, share it. If unsure, talk to your lead first.
Give room
In a hurry we can come across as abrupt. Leave space for clarification before you judge a message.
One signature
There is a single email signature for everyone. HR sends you yours with your Gmail account.
As a host and as a participant.
- Plan and time the meeting carefully.
- Send an agenda in advance or present it at the start.
- Set and present the objective, so people know why they attend.
- Invite the right people.
- Follow up the meeting properly.
- Show up on time and come prepared.
- Stay mentally and physically present.
- Contribute to the meeting goals.
- Let everyone participate and listen with an open mind.
- Stay on point and on time.
What you will use every day.
HR creates your accounts before you start. Your onboarding page holds your Gmail address and the invitations.
Slack
Daily communication, team channels and calls. Post your first hi in global-chat-en on day one.
Google Workspace
Gmail, Calendar, Meet and Docs. Your calendar already holds the invites for your first days.
Personio
Time tracking, absences and your documents: contract, registration confirmation, policies.
Asana
Projects and tasks of your team. Your manager walks you through them on day two.
The weekly
The company-wide team update. You are announced there before you start and introduce yourself in your first week.
Equipment
Ordered by HR based on your manager’s input and shipped before your start. Questions about hardware or access go to HR.