Hey there new coworker!
We know starting a new job can be stressful, but our hope is to help you feel at ease from the moment you arrive at Glitch! So read on to find out a little more about what to expect your first day and first week here.
This really is the employee handbook. Yep- its public so anyone, anytime, anywhere can see how the company runs day to day. So when you sign on Day 1, there won't be any surprises about benefits or expectations- its part of our effort to be transparent with our employees. That being said, we don't expect you to have memorized every policy before you arrive (or ever!). You'll want to go ahead and bookmark this page though since you'll refer back to it throughout your time working with us.
There will be a lot of meetings this week. We know, it completely goes against what we said on our careers page. But it's only for the the first week or so and its because we want to introduce you to everyone you'll be working with and get you up to speed quickly. We think these face to face meetings will give you plenty of time to ask questions too. If at any point during this week you're feeling like to you need some time to digest and take a break- let us know! All meetings can be rescheduled.
Slack is our "office" (kind of) While our physical office is in NYC, we're a distributed team and we think its particularly important that every new hire understands that we consider Slack our office. That's simply because its where all important company communication happens- not around the water cooler, coffee pot, or tea kettle. Since you'll be in NYC for your first week, you'll probably meet mostly HQers at first, but we have things like "coffeetime" that will help you get to know your remote coworkers as well.
Notion is the company info hub Outside of Slack, this is the main tool we use to track and report on everything happening at Glitch. This is also where we'll keep track of your onboarding progress, so when you're through reading this log in to your Glitch email for a link to get started!
We're so excited you're here! Last but certainly not least, we offered you a position at Glitch because we believe you have not only the skills, but the passion and innovation to contribute to the team and the Glitch community. There are no imposters here, only capable people working to make Glitch the friendliest place to discover and create on the web. Welcome!