11 Types of Employees You Meet at a Tech Company

YOU WANT TO WORK FOR A O toggl.com So, LET'S POP THE HOOD TÉCH COMPANY? AND SEE WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE IT TAKES TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING: KITCHEN FOUNTAIN OF 7 OFFICE NINJA Qualified lead GROWIH TO OUTDOOR- LAND MAXIMUM OUTPUT IMINIMUM! INPUTO CFO „developer T face PRODUCT LEAD free snacks! REVELATION OBM/SEO 4) LEADGEN FRONT-END(6 DEVS CAMP SUPPORT NERF GUN WAR ZONE 8) CEO 2) CUSTOMER SUPPORT SOCIAL MEDIA HIPSTER incoming tickets 10 SERVERS 9 BACKEND ENGINEER IN-HOUSE DESIGNER (11) 15 MART VIRKUS THE CAST OBM/SEO LEADGEN (2) CUSTOMER SUPPORT Black wizards of the Internet, Front line troops with nerves of steel. Customer support skilled in the dark art of generating clicks, traffic and conversions. What, you think you found this comic by commandos have an uncanny ability to say "no" without it sounding like "no". Mostly peaceful. chance? 3 CFO SOCIAL MEDIA HIPSTER The vault keeper. Tasked with maintaining fiscal responsibility. Also has to say "no" a lot, but lets silly expense requests slide occasionally to maintain peace and illusion of democracy. Communicates in GIFS exclusively. Social media hipsters are the only people who think "tweeting" counts as a skill on LinkedIn (and will ask to endorse it relentlessly). PRODUCT LEAD FRONT-END DEVS The buck stops here. Has keyboard shortcuts for phrases like "do it", "how hard can it be?" and "no." Not very A.K.A. "not actual engineers" in backend vocab. Heavily into classic rock or gangsta rap (or both). Obscurity of their hobbies is only matched by that of their T-shirt slogans. | peaceful. 7 OFFICE NINJA CEO Ever wonder where your plane tickets, free snacks and gadgets come from? That's the work of an Office Ninja. The best Ninjas operate without ever being noticed. A.K.A. "The Big Cheese". CEOS feel most comfortable when facing challenges, so expect big changes (or a surprise product launch) when things start working too smoothly. (9 BACKEND ENGINEER 10 SERVERS The non-glamorous techie. A watch ful protector and a silent knight - they keep the business up and running. He's the hero the company deserves (but not The only ones working 24/7. Go servers! the one it needs) IN-HOUSE DESIGNER A rare beast, as most creatives prefer to roam free, hopping from one project to another. It's best to give them creative control to reduce chance of escape or violent rebellion. Mart Virkus @ blog.toggl.com O toggl.com