![]() ![]() ![]() “I challenge and encourage my fellow students to apply to companies supporting initiatives that create better workplaces.” I anticipated working in the creative department of an advertising agency as a copywriter.Īlthough I’m not ruling it out as a possibility, I’ve learned to consider the point in time of a company’s life as an important perspective in considering post-grad opportunities. Though I have a dual major in Information Management, I never saw myself working in tech straight out of college. It’s been a fantastic summer creating and editing content we put out to the world and developing the Slack brand, but it’s definitely been different from where I thought I’d be this summer. With a thriving culture within our company, it was simple to form words into a unanimous voice speaking to our audience. Slack has been such an incredible brand to create for because your brand is your culture speaking to the outside world. While I was interning I not only saw unanimous support for company-wide initiatives, but heightened awareness from each individual employee for the importance of diversity, and each employee striving to create a diverse workplace.įrom a university perspective, I’ve seen Slack follow through on its core values through partnering with programs like Hack the Hood, Code 2040, and Year Up. Slack knows it’s not perfect - but it recognizes diversity as one of the vital aspects to creating a product for the people who use it. A Diverse Product Needs Diverse PeopleĪs a company building products for diverse people, it’s only necessary that the people building the product should be diverse as well. ![]() What has stuck with me the most, is not the product or the process - but Slack’s core beliefs and mission statement - and how the company as a whole follows through on what it preaches. Silicon Valley darlings appear (literally) overnight, but after my twelve weeks at Slack, I know that Slack is special in a way that transcends its historical record-breaking sales or user numbers. I’ve left my internship with a new appreciation for hyper-growth startups and the sheer effort that comes from building a product and racing to keep up with demands and high expectations. Although 12 weeks seemed like such a long time when I first signed my contract, the days truly flew by at Slack. ![]()
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