When the company has 500 employees, we want our core values to be the same as they are today. People work like mad at Bigstep. As I sit here on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, there are plenty of people cranking away. The line between life and work has become gray for most in this startup world, and it has its consequences. The culture of our company is very rooted in what I'm sure some would call a Gen-X mentality.
People here are very honest about what they think.
I'm not much for the cynicism, but I do like the honesty. We really want to infuse a spirit of fun and fulfillment at Bigstep, and we try to promote fulfillment as a value around the office. We've got a big kitchen in our space, we cook a lot, and we share meals after hours. Every Friday night, we have a barbecue on our back deck, where we experiment with different recipes. We've had Israeli barbecues and Indian barbecues, and a few weeks ago, a customer who runs a restaurant came over to cook for us.