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Intro: two things you should know about MatcHR

When working at MatcHR, there are a few things you should know. Not to scare you. It is just something to be aware of.

1. MatcHR is a startup

MatcHR is a startup. Your salary (and all benefits) is paid from the money we receive from our clients and sometimes from the money Maarten and Adriaan put in if we don't get enough money on time from our clients. You (and the people you work with) are part of the solution to the problem we are trying to solve. Time lost or wasted is bad, because it doesn’t bring us closer to the goal: disrupting the recruitment industry. We need money to do so and we do this by serving our clients in the best possible way.

We tend to say to people (imagine a smile on our face): ‘Hey, but no pressure!’, and then we both start to laugh (or else it is awkward). Well let me say this once, loud and clear: we realize that there is pressure. It can be pretty intense. This is not a regular corporate day job, and that has its up- and downsides. Example upside: we don’t care where and when you work, which means flexibility. Example downside: you have to be able to regulate yourself, which can be hard.

There are a lot of business choices made because of this survival mode. Some of you might like (a lot of freedom and responsibility in your work), some of you might dislike (pressure on reaching your daily output targets in terms of sourcing, scheduling enough interviews for example). Bottom line: survival mode results in a fast-paced, high-pressure, sometimes hectic/chaotic environment.

We trust you to keep this in mind along this rollercoaster ride called MatcHR. We trust you to remind your colleagues about this when you feel like they forgot. We trust you to ask questions, always and to anyone. We trust you to spend the money and time you have here as if this were your own startup and you are the entrepreneur.

2. Working at MatcHR can be stressful

Now you are aware of the fact that MatcHR is in start up mode, you should be aware of how this can impact you. Start up mode will get you on your toes, but you can’t be on your toes 100% of the time. Stress and pressure is good when it pushes you to come up with something no one ever thought of. We need that to succeed. But too much or too long stress and pressure is counterproductive.

Combine this with an ambitious, driven, perfectionist character and you have a dangerous cocktail. We are all very eager to grow. We'll talk more about this on the page 'What is stress'.

Oh and sometimes ‘life happens’. Life events happen and it affects your state of mind. Don’t underestimate the effect of stuff happening in your life. Add this to the equation and you might understand why we want to address this.

For now we’ll use the term stress. Not sure if that covers everything.

In the following pages we’ll talk about what stress is, how you can recognize when there is too much stress, what you can do and what MatcHR can do.

Checklist

Read

http://firstround.com/review/practical-frameworks-for-beating-burnout/⁠

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Be aware of your stress level and work-life balance (use the checklists/self test)

Be aware of the stress level and work-life balance of your colleagues and speak up.

Act: change your schedule, take time off, rethink your role and talk about it.

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