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I applaud such a clear document; this is how company culture should be defined. When people make decisions, at any level, they should be able to reference a doc

I applaud such a clear document; this is how company culture should be defined. When people make decisions, at any level, they should be able to reference a document like this to ensure it is within alignment and is proper. But these are engineering principals, not company principals. And "employees" is last, not first. Nor is it particularly clear in what sense employees matter. Saying they matter does not describe in what way, it's a blanket statement. Do they matter that you will pay them at or above market rate? that you will help them with training and certifications? that you'll take care of them when times get tough? You have to spell it out. Really spell it out. Otherwise, it's too ambiguous and it'll get swept under the rug. each page is 75% art, 25% text. I think this ratio needs to be flipped. Still, this is something. I don't think it's "done" but it's more than most have.

edawerd 11y ago
I'll write more about this in my next post, but we started by going on an engineering retreat and came up with a pretty massive document. The hardest part was distilling all the text down to a point that was easily consumable. I actually feel that the amount of text is just about right.
- chralieboy 11y ago
  I agree and think you did an excellent job here. Distilling down such critical information shows how much time and thought you put into it. It's easy to ramble on for 100 pages, but capturing the essence of your values in a few slides with a couple of tidy examples each is really hard.
  - meesterdude 11y ago
    sorry, but... really? these are bullet points. I could come up with these points in literally 10 minutes. They aren't THAT original or revolutionary. What matter are the details; the push come to shove stuff. Maybe this is good for a TL;DR, but if you don't spell out the details you leave room for ambiguity. Details help everyone think the same and gives them all the same reference points. They all have examples they can pull from already built in, so they are more likely to make the preferred decision.

edawerd 11y ago

I'll write more about this in my next post, but we started by going on an engineering retreat and came up with a pretty massive document. The hardest part was distilling all the text down to a point that was easily consumable. I actually feel that the amount of text is just about right.

chralieboy 11y ago
I agree and think you did an excellent job here. Distilling down such critical information shows how much time and thought you put into it. It's easy to ramble on for 100 pages, but capturing the essence of your values in a few slides with a couple of tidy examples each is really hard.
- meesterdude 11y ago
  sorry, but... really? these are bullet points. I could come up with these points in literally 10 minutes. They aren't THAT original or revolutionary. What matter are the details; the push come to shove stuff. Maybe this is good for a TL;DR, but if you don't spell out the details you leave room for ambiguity. Details help everyone think the same and gives them all the same reference points. They all have examples they can pull from already built in, so they are more likely to make the preferred decision.