Best job I've ever had, best company I've ever worked in
Pros
My opinions are valued I joined as the first person in the people/talent function and it's been an amazing experience. In general, anyone at Happy Scribe has autonomy and ownership of their work; you don't need to ask for permission to do things and you're trusted and empowered to do your best work. As the first person in the team, you have the extra challenge of setting everything up, and it's such an enriching experience. I've really enjoyed working with the founders. They have a specific vision for how to grow the team, which is very unique to Happy Scribe, and working with them in many ways has helped me grow as a professional in my own area of expertise. But they have also been super open to my input, to improving things, to being challenged and changing how they work and how we hire at Happy Scribe. My input and expertise are valued and heard here. Diversity is a priority When Happy Scribe was looking for a recruiter, they specifically wanted to hire someone who could grow the team with diversity as a top priority. This is why I decided to join. I've had bad experiences in other companies trying to push for changes in this area, even the smallest of things would get push back and I'd have to fight hard to make progress. It's not like that here. We now have really solid DEI strategies in place, with full support from the team and most importantly, from the founders. This is frankly rare in tech companies. Strong leadership The co-founders are awesome. They are extremely smart, it's impressive how far the company has come with such a small team. But they are also humble, receptive, open to learn. They really care about the team, the customers and the product. On top of this, they're just really fun people and working with them feels more like working with your super smart friends that you met at a hackathon than working with your boss.
Cons
Sometimes in the rush to move fast, things get lost along the way (a decision is made with missing context or a person doesn't get involved with they should). It's never done with bad intentions, so it's easy to resolve. I have always solved this by simply talking to people when it happens; they are responsive to feedback and to finding better ways to work together in the future so this makes up for the con in the end.
