5 questions for a new co-worker

What is it really like to join us as a new colleague? We asked one of our new colleagues Ted 5 questions about his new job!

Honestly? I wanted to work as a web developer and be able to get to the office on my rollerblades. So I typed in 'webdev' on Google Maps and started looking for companies in the area (of which 10KB is one). You fortunately had an application open, so that's when I responded.

An assessment like that is still quite difficult. It had been a while for me, so I really had to get used to the format. Solving puzzles is fun, but the pressure of 'I want to work for this company' makes it a lot less relaxed than you would like. In the same period, I had also applied for a job at a company where I had to do assessments for 5 straight hours. In comparison, I found the 10KB procedure a lot more pleasant.

I am having a great time here! There is an informal atmosphere, the team seems like a nice collection of different personalities and I get a lot of freedom. This freedom took some getting used to in the beginning. I am used to having some say, but the fact that you can really decide what you want and what makes you happy is new. For example, on the morning of my third working day for 10KB I had an incident at home, which made me half an hour late. I hated that! What kind of first impression do you make as a new employee? At previous employers, I was addressed if I was five minutes late, so the drive to the office was full of: "What will they say about it?" And, "What if this causes me not to pass my probationary period?" Once I arrived at the office, no one said anything at all about it, and upon inquiring, it turned out to be no problem at all what time I show up at the office, as long as I'm on time for meetings with clients. The fact that I don't have to stress about peripheral issues such as 'will I be on time' keeps space in my head to focus on the things that are relevant to doing my job better, such as how my code works. Ow and by the way I love that we have a dog!

Ultimately, I want to become an epic full-stack developer. I have a lot of experience with PhP, but I find that I need a more challenging stack. I hope to learn more from Docker and Kubernetes in the DevOps field, and if I may fantasize about the ideal combo it would be a TypeScript-based frontend with NextJS or NestJS in the backend.

I am generally very good at delving into the tools I use. I like to figure out what the ultimate possibilities are and then how to make the best use of them. Finding out the "life hacks" and then taking advantage of them; I like to share that knowledge. I am also very interested in the human body and what is good for a body. In this society it is quite normal to sit all day in a comfortable chair, then move to a soft couch, and finally lie in a nice bed for a few hours. It's becoming increasingly clear through various studies how bad all that sitting is for a body, so I think it's cool to figure out how to take better care of myself in that. For example, I like to walk around to think, prefer to sit on the floor or on a low table, and shift positions with great regularity. I would love to bring my ideas about work postures and movement to the office and inspire people here to get out of that chair with regularity!