Welcome aboard

2021 is gone. There were many key moments beyond Covid that I'd like to write down, but I'll share my Bixlabs experience.

Last year I started to work at Bixlabs as Ruby on Rails developer. The recruitment process and interview were very challenging. But the real story begins in the on-boarding process.

the story

After a warm welcome, I went into my first meeting with the responsible for work environment & culture. I've got amazed when she started to talk about 'community' and how they care about keeping a healthy work environment. Next I had a meeting with HR representative to talk about the company, code of conduct and my professional growth. As a well-grounded Human Resources specialist, she had planned my on-board first week and next 2 months. She promised to be along with me as support for any concern I had. (She kept the promise) Finally, I had a technical meeting where the responsible was very precise in explain me: the project, my activities and the key-people I will meet in my daily work day. But also he promised me his support in every moment. (He kept his promise)

Because of the remote thing in our business, I thought we were done and I'd never hear about them after those meetings... I was wrong. They had a complete on boarding plan to help me to succeed:

Yes, we had follow-up but they were comfortable relaxed meetings. where we talk in an open and safe environment about any concern I had in this process. (Confidence/Trust)
When I got Covid, they called me to wish a speedy recovery and offer all their support. (Empathy)
My English-speaking was rusty and I got worried about it. Well, my team-mates organized a regular 30 minutes off-topic meeting to help me to practice and gain confidence. (Kindness)
They led me to relax about the trial period and think about there's no failures when we work with passion.
Yes we had a group session to talk with other company members. I could share the values and principles this beautiful community has.
I had regular training sessions.
In order to help me in the adaptation period, they set achievable goals for almost 2 months.

After my trial period, I felt (still feeling so) like a winner. I'm in and I have a place into the community.

Conclusion

A month has passed since then, I've analyzed every step I made. What did Bixlabs do good? So I summarize it below:

The information they provided me was concise and precise.
They opened a permanent communication via (and they made sure I know).
No-shame/No-judgments.
They helped me to embrace the process and enjoyed it.
They celebrate along with me each winning.
We take care of each other.

It is possible that many brilliant people get disappointed and give up of their job, some of them replace a good place to work for a better salary (no matter if they choose a toxic environment). But there are people that find out a good place to work and stay to nurture office culture. The magic happened when the company does a good on-boarding work, when the process is designed for people, not resources.

I hope you had a great on-boarding experience just like me.