You are now looking at the first version of team5pm's 'Team guide' and certainly not the last. This document is a foundation, a starting point, a framework - or whatever you want to call it - of what it means to work at team5pm. We created it because we think it's important to be clear and open about who we are, why we do what we do, what we stand for and how we run things at team5pm. !
It's not something static. Duh, we're a fast-growing organisation. We go full steam ahead. That also means that sometimes we will collide, fall, get back up and go full throttle again. If we learn new things or need to change our course we will adjust this document. For now, we have discussed, sometimes debated and above all thought carefully about every word that is written here. Please let us know if you notice anything, or when you think things could be better or smarter. We would love to hear it!
Enjoy reading and have even more fun experiencing all the things described in practice!
Kind regards,
The Founders 😊
Tom, Jelmer, Ronen, Peter and Frank
'It's always 5PM somewhere!' 5PM used to be the time to shut down computers, put food on the stove and pour yourself a drink. Now, 5PM is the perfect upload time on YouTube!
First, let's talk about the concept of 'culture'. What is it exactly? You often read about it in textbooks or in beautiful - sometimes meaningless - sections on company websites or in job ads. But what is it really?