Our philosophy
We are a decent and fair company that wants to change the world around us, and the world of IT, for the better.
Many of us have experienced what it's like to work in corporations - companies driven purely by money, with the single goal of generating the highest possible profit. We know what that entails and what the costs of this system are, and that is exactly why we decided to take a different path.
Our main intention is to be a decent and considerate company. We promote the principles of self-management and personal responsibility, and we rely above all on intuition. We listen to and perceive our surroundings and our needs, and our actions follow from them.
You can learn about the general principles of teal organizations on the wiki, and below you can take a look under the hood of how our teal company works.
Teal
principles of our work
Purpose of existence
We see the purpose of our work in solving real software problems of individuals and companies. However, the beneficial goals we have set are more important to us than making a profit.
Team roles
We don't have job positions. Each member of the team takes on the roles that are currently needed, that they choose, feel comfortable in and have the aptitude for. Roles can change over time according to the interests and needs of the team members or the company.
Openness
We share information about the company's results and our salaries with each other. Together we decide on the new clients and projects we will support with our work.
Company profit
The profit does not go only to the owners. It is divided fairly among all team members, and part of it also goes to support projects of public benefit. Anyone on the team can propose interesting projects worthy of our support to the “exchange”; together we then decide which of them we will support and how much.
Sustainability
We use part of the profit to fund meaningful projects or charitable activities. We reinvest part of the earnings in the company so that it prospers in the long term.
Meetings
We only have the useful and necessary ones. They come and go as needed.
Self-management
Everyone on the team can decide anything on their own; they just have to consult a colleague who understands the matter and a colleague who is affected by it. In the same way, each team member decides on their own salary after consulting the salary board. Everything is voluntary.
Safe environment
We do not try to fix, save or change others on the team. We accept everyone as they are - with their talents and their flaws. We avoid demeaning comments and behaviour. We have no hierarchy and no bosses; in other words, we are all equal. And we always try to see things from the other person's perspective.
Wholeness
We live a company culture focused on wholeness. We know each other very well; we are colleagues and friends. We know our strengths and weaknesses, and we support and help each other. At work and outside it.
Partnership
We are very careful about whom we welcome to the team, and we take great care that a new member fits in. We have our own recruitment processes and careful procedures; the final acceptance of a new partner is decided by consensus. From day one, a partner is a full and equal member of the team. No one in the company is more, no one is less. What we look for when hiring is in our article How to hire the right people for a teal mindset.
Organic growth
For us, the company is an organism, not a money machine. We are a group of independent human beings. We keep evolving and adapting to the current needs of our colleagues and the market.
Where is our effort headed?
We want to be a decent company that doesn't look at the world only through the lens of money. As a decent company, we make sure that only people who share the same values and fully identify with our goals join our team.
We want to work as much as possible for customers who support sustainability and balance on our planet. These are the customers we can get most excited about and do our best work for.
We also want to provide our services to non-profit projects and socially beneficial companies, at discounted prices.
We want to change the way people think about how companies work, and show that business can be done decently, with respect and care for the environment and the planet.
We want the people who work with us to be happy.
We want to support charitable organizations and socially beneficial activities with part of our profits.