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On May 12th, I started a new day job at the company Atlassian<\/a>. Atlassian, is THE premier provider of tools for Teams. One of the most exciting parts about being a Newlassian<\/a>, is that from everything I have experienced so far, they are truly practicing what they sell to customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ability for anyone to work anywhere, while still being part of the team, is a key attribute of #TeamAnywhere. They also focus on their employee’s in a way I have not seen since the very earliest part of my career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the onboarding that I am going through right now (30 days of basic onboarding and another five weeks of onboarding for my specific role), they talk about the company values<\/a>. While I’ve been at multiple companies in the past that talk about Company values, most tend to feel like either designed by committee, or a third party consulting firm, as to ensure that they sound pithy but have no teeth. Atlassian’s values don’t seem like this at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open company, no bullshit – This means that the language within the company is direct and open. No corporate passive aggressive crap, that had become all too common in other companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Build with heart\u00a0and balance – This to me is the exact opposite of the “move fast and break things” approach. While Atlassian is now 20 years old, they have a thoughtful startup mentality. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Don\u2019t #@!% the customer – While the values page uses #@!%, the company doesn’t fuck around with the term. Going back to #1 above, the language is direct. It must be the Australian mindset. But it is definitely true, in all the meetings I have been in the customer is front and center, and the teams focus on doing the right thing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Play, as a team – Software is a team sport. Business is a team sport. While people call out the “leaders” or “founders” as the people who are successful, it can’t be successful without a team. And as such, the people I am meeting and working with are really focused on everyone succeeding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Be the change you seek – And finally, all of the prior items lead us to how can you make the change you need to be successful. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I am only two weeks in, but I already feel like I made the right choice to pursue working here. Will check in again in the future, as I continue to move forward in this stage of my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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