<aside> 🧐 When working at Human, there are a few things you should know. Not to scare you. It is just something to be aware of.

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1. Human is a (relatively) small company

Human is still relatively small. You (and the people you work with) are part of the solution to a range of problems we are trying to solve for our clients and customers. Time lost or wasted is generally bad, because it doesn’t bring us closer to the goal of creating great products in a rapidly evolving industry.

We realise that there is pressure and that sometimes it can be pretty intense. This is not a regular corporate day job, and with that comes its ups and downsides. An example upside: we don’t care where and when you work as long as you achieve your goals (flexibility and trust). Example downside: you have to be able to regulate your output and own the tasks you do, which can be hard.

There are a lot of product/business choices made because of our size and sometimes lean budgets. Some you might like (a lot of freedom and responsibility in your work), some you might dislike (pressure on delivery, for example). But the bottom line is that operating in lean mode helps us deliver can results in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, sometimes hectic/chaotic environment.

We trust you to keep this in mind along this rollercoaster ride called Human. We trust you to remind your colleagues about this when you feel like they forgot. We trust you to ask questions, always and to anyone. We trust you to spend the money and time you have here as if this were your own startup and you are the owner.

2. Working at Human can be stressful

Now you are aware of the fact that Human is in lean delivery mode, you should be aware of how this can impact you. Lean delivery will get you on your toes, but you can’t be on your toes 100% of the time. Stress and pressure is good when it pushes you to come up with something no one ever thought of. We need that to succeed. But too much or too long stress and pressure is counterproductive.

Combine this with an ambitious, driven, perfectionist character and you have a dangerous cocktail. We are all very eager to grow. We'll talk more about this on the page 'What is stress'.

Oh and sometimes ‘life happens’. Life events happen and it affects your state of mind. Don’t underestimate the effect of stuff happening in your life. Add this to the equation and you might understand why we have dedicated pages talking about it.

In the following pages we’ll talk about what stress is, how you can recognise when there is too much stress, what you can do and what Human can do.

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