Eight Principles of Working at Gameteq
We trust each other, freely express our opinions and ideas, try out new things, learn from our mistakes, and more.
Imagine an ideal situation: you meet with someone, and they tell you right away how they will treat you and communicate with you and how you may treat them and communicate with them. They tell you this with complete openness and sincerity. That is what we are doing in this article.
Here are the main principles that we follow while interacting within the company.
1. We trust each other. If you got a job at Gameteq, that means that you're a professional. We trust your opinion, and we expect that you will trust us and our decisions in return.
The administration at Gameteq make decisions not on a whim, but based on their professional expertise and experience. They understand how their choice is going to affect the employees' well-being.
2. We promote mutual understanding. We have a hierarchy and a system of seniority in the company, but the manager is not some monarch or deity who you can't challenge.
At Gameteq, managers and employees work in partnership. We respect each other, listen to and hear each other, and freely speak out if we don't agree with something. We ask each other for help, knowing that nobody will criticize us for doing so.
First and foremost, our employees are individuals and not task-completing machines.
1. We trust each other. If you got a job at Gameteq, that means that you're a professional. We trust your opinion, and we expect that you will trust us and our decisions in return.
The administration at Gameteq make decisions not on a whim, but based on their professional expertise and experience. They understand how their choice is going to affect the employees' well-being.
2. We promote mutual understanding. We have a hierarchy and a system of seniority in the company, but the manager is not some monarch or deity who you can't challenge.
At Gameteq, managers and employees work in partnership. We respect each other, listen to and hear each other, and freely speak out if we don't agree with something. We ask each other for help, knowing that nobody will criticize us for doing so.
First and foremost, our employees are individuals and not task-completing machines.
Let's imagine that you are under extreme stress and aren't performing well at work. It's okay to share your problems with your manager. They will most certainly hear you out and do their best to help you.
3. We act honestly and openly. We freely express our professional opinions, discuss ideas, and provide feedback. We are not afraid of admitting our mistakes — we learn our lessons and try not to make the same mistake twice.
4. We focus on the result. We create a product that makes people happy. For that reason, we strive to ensure that every pixel, line of code, interface element, and artwork is of a high quality. That is the ultimate goal of each process at Gameteq.
The result is important to us, so we build our workflow in such a way that the probability of making mistakes is reduced. However, if they do come up, we don't waste our time on looking for someone to blame. We put the fire out first and only then figure out the reasons behind it.
4. We focus on the result. We create a product that makes people happy. For that reason, we strive to ensure that every pixel, line of code, interface element, and artwork is of a high quality. That is the ultimate goal of each process at Gameteq.
The result is important to us, so we build our workflow in such a way that the probability of making mistakes is reduced. However, if they do come up, we don't waste our time on looking for someone to blame. We put the fire out first and only then figure out the reasons behind it.
A product is going to be launched any day now, but suddenly a critical bug comes up under your department's responsibility. The manager won't search for scapegoats, give anyone a roasting, or yell at people at random. They will mobilize the whole team and solve the problem so that the product can be released on time.
5. We take responsibility. We are responsible for the result and for the quality of our work, for our decisions, and for how they affect other people. At Gameteq, this is what we think: "Only I personally — not my manager or colleagues — can motivate myself to move forward, develop my skills, and do my work well."
At the same time, every one of us is responsible for the overall result, which is the final product. That's why we speak up when we notice that something is going wrong.
At the same time, every one of us is responsible for the overall result, which is the final product. That's why we speak up when we notice that something is going wrong.
Let's say, you find a mistake in another department's task. The responsible approach would be to draw your colleagues' attention to it. An irresponsible approach would be to think, "They will notice the mistake and cope with it themselves somehow."
6. We learn. The IT landscape is changing very fast, and we have to keep pace with it. That's why we develop new skills, gain knowledge, and share it with others. Of course, a new workflow or software may sometimes cause difficulties because it's challenging to start over and learn new things. However, we support new approaches and technologies if they help us optimize our work.
7. We hold a proactive position. In Gameteq, nobody will tell you, "Don't think — just do." Our managers encourage their employees to make decisions independently and take initiative in completing tasks and growing professionally.
7. We hold a proactive position. In Gameteq, nobody will tell you, "Don't think — just do." Our managers encourage their employees to make decisions independently and take initiative in completing tasks and growing professionally.
You'd like to improve your position and salary. It isn't proactive to just sit and wait until your manager figures that out. It's way better to go to the manager and ask about which skills you need to upgrade, which tasks to complete, and what additional responsibilities you can take on in order to get that promotion.
8. We realize that all people are different. It's normal for misunderstandings to arise during work, as everyone thinks differently. However, we communicate with each other during tasks in order to achieve clarity and reach a shared vision.
We consider every employee's individuality and don't judge anyone for their opinions, tastes, worldview, etc.
We consider every employee's individuality and don't judge anyone for their opinions, tastes, worldview, etc.
These principles have grown up out of our experience: by trial and error, we figured out what works and what doesn't. These aren't just rules written down on some corporate ethics document — they help us every day as we create cool products.