5 Reasons I love working at HelloFresh
Pros
1. They believe in and encourage a Growth Mindset. This has led to me taking on challenges before I knew the exact answer but learning and adapting along the way. I’m grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to show not just others, but myself, exactly what I’m capable of! 2. My manager. I’d say I have one if the best managers out there! He’s been a great coach throughout our time working together. He has nailed the balance between supporting my new part-time hours pattern (since becoming a mum) and continuing to give me challenging opportunities for my development and to contribute to our success as a business. 3. The discount code. A whooping 70% off HelloFresh boxes means I’ve spent around £15 on evening meals for the week since joining (nearly 4 years ago!). Plus there’s the added bonus now of being able to easily introduce my daughter to a variety of food, flavours and always fresh food. 4. The grazing table. The food perks don’t stop there! Obviously our wonderful chefs are busy developing new and tweaking old recipes everyday. Where does the food go? On the grazing table of course, free for all to help ourselves throughout the day. A foodies heaven. 5. The People. HelloFresh believe that we should all become an expert in our field, which means the office is full of top talent! I’m inspired everyday by my colleagues around me whether that be in a meeting or casual chat at the lunch table. Plus we always have a giggle and no one takes themselves too seriously so I always feel comfortable to be myself.
Cons
What could make HelloFresh better? I believe in continuous evolution - learning never stops! So while some areas of HelloFresh are not perfection all of the time, as long as I can see effort made to explore the imperfections and genuine intentions of improvement, then these don’t impact my working life in a negative way. I’ve been fortunate to see the UK team grow from a start up phase to scale up and attention on these areas of imperfection have steadily increased and have shown great results. For example, the introduction of flexible hours to improve work-life balance, a Talent Development team to support professional development and tackling more sensitive issues such as promotions and pay to be ever more transparent.