Working in a logistics startup #4

The day always starts with a short check-in with my teams, where everyone briefly presents their priority topics and explains what should be done by the end of the day. After that, the days are very different. If I have a more sales-focused day, I am myself interacting a lot with customers, organizing or giving trainings for the team and helping with questions or problems. For business development topics, during the week I work on my own projects on the one hand, and at the same time I'm in meetings with Warehousing1 employees to drive progress on the other projects and accelerate them with new input if necessary. I usually end my workday with a wrap-up, where I plan my to-do's as well as my appointments for the next day.

Since I am a working student, I work four days a week for 5 hours at a time. I usually arrive, get my first coffee, and check my emails. On some days, we have a short meeting with colleagues in the morning in which we plan our day or even the week. Afterwards, I work on the tasks for the day. I usually enter the upcoming incoming and outgoing invoices in our systems and make sure that I receive the required invoices from all colleagues.

The speed of the company. What takes weeks or months in other companies is implemented in excellent quality in the shortest possible time at our company. In my opinion, this speaks especially for each individual employee, but also for the working atmosphere we have at Warehousing1.

I have already gained experience in many companies – and unfortunately the experiences have at times been negative. Even after four months at Warehousing1, I am absolutely thrilled how much value the managing directors place on a high level of employee satisfaction. There are regular team events, every Friday there is the possibility of a team dinner together at the end of the day and an after-work beer on the beautiful roof terrace. In the morning, the managers provide the employees with muesli and there is always fresh fruit and a large selection of drinks for us in the kitchen. I think it's very nice that it is valued that everyone sticks together. With a good team atmosphere, you look forward to coming into the office in the morning.

Due to the different areas of responsibility and projects, the learning curve is already very steep in everyday work. In addition, Warehousing1 also finances so-called "personal development goals”, where the founders also help with private contacts to access very experienced coaches / trainers.

Every employee is given a budget after the end of the probationary period with which you can choose further training courses, e.g. in my case for annual change seminars or also courses to improve my business English. Even outside of the budget, you can have a good conversation with the managers and I think that they don't put any obstacles in your way when it comes to further training, but are very happy if you want to develop yourself further.

It is possible to get a lot of responsibility very quickly and at the same time our growth and dynamics offer numerous development opportunities for everyone in the team. Of course, the team itself is reason enough to join Warehousing1!

I've actually raved about the company a lot to my friends, but I think I've already mentioned the main points: the collegiality, the great team spirit, the great communication among each other – in my opinion the be-all and end-all in a company – and the appreciation of employees across the board.

We recently had our 3 year anniversary. For this we rented a boat for the whole team and their plus-ones and drove along the Spree. There was a buffet and drinks all inclusive for everyone. Afterwards the whole team went to downtown Berlin and celebrated until late at night. Personally, I think that it is experiences like these that strengthen the team spirit and will be remembered fondly years from now.

I thought it was great to be well received in the team during the initial training and am always happy to spend lunch breaks with my colleagues. My highlight was of course the boat party at the beginning of September when we celebrated Warehousing1's third birthday and you were even allowed to bring a plus-one.