General work ethic

Take Responsibility

• When you are assigned a task - it is your job to solve the underlying issue not just finish the task

• Think proactively - ask if you don’t understand or disagree

• Meet your deadlines - others depend on it

Time Management

• Be punctual - anything else is disrespectful to others

• If you are not bringing/ getting value from a meeting - point it out and leave it

• State the goal of meeting at its start and stay focused on this to get it done quickly

• Work hard, but not stupid - working 6 hours efficiently is better than 10 hours of nothing (but 8 hours efficiently are better than 6 hours efficiently)

Open Communication

• Listen to what others have to say

• Take discussions to extra rooms to not annoy the people around you

• Don’t generalize, but use terms like “in my opinion” or “My experiences have shown me”

Information sharing

• When you create a task/ hold a meeting - let the other person repeat what he heard to ensure they understood it right

• If there is a risk of ripping a deadline (just risk is enough) - inform others depending on this deadline

Starting a task

• Before you start a task - make sure you understood it right

• Plan what you are going to do and check quickly with your supervisor (or expert)

• A quick ugly no is better than a beautiful late death - Show your drafts and quickly iterate with team members before spending time on details

Handling blockers

• If you are unsure about something - ask around

• Plan your tasks (see above)

• If you are spending more than 1h on something without significant progress - stop and ask someone for help

• Remember to inform proactively if there are large blockers