Two years ago today (8/17), I began my journey at Lever. Two years may not sound like a long time, but it’s ages in startup land and this is my first time making it to this point. So oblige me…
I originally joined Lever because a true Leveroo saw in me what I couldn’t see myself. She gave me the opportunity to work with the genuine, passionate, and customer-loving people that I craved. From that ramp camp, I still stand beside two of my favorite engineers, Emily and Réal – they exemplify why I joined Lever.
I'm still at Lever because people care about doing a damn good job – together. I also care about making the product better, and we are far from making that goal -- every day, there is a new fire. Sure, that sounds hectic and unhealthy, but it's what I thrive on.
Yes, we do have problems. I don't love working at Lever 100% or even 90% of the time, and I want to be real about that. We're scaling our team and our product, and we've made mishires and mistakes. It's frustrating. But every day, we try to get better.
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It is the first night of our company off-site. (Of course we have a new shirt.) My highlight was watching our co-founding CEO and CPO sing their hearts out to “Empire State of Mind”, in front of a dancing crowd. Our founders (including our CTO) are all normal people. I have always loved that. But watching them do karaoke…I felt emotional. I finally felt what loyalty must feel like. They’re my leaders.
Lever has been good to me. I don’t really know what lies ahead for me, but I know we have a lot of challenges ahead of us. And boy, do I love a challenge.