Culture Book 2013
www.trencadis.ro
“Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ” The first time I read those words, I felt like someone read my thoughts. This is my message to Trencadis. This is the Trencadis message for the rest of the world. Trencadis is not just a company, it’s much more than a company. Trencadis is us. Trencadis is a community, a united group, a tribe. Our tribe. And as any tribe, we, Trencadis, have a common culture and a common goal : innovation, in a manner that exceeds excellence and performance. To achieve our goal, together we decided that we must have a culture of our own. Together we decided that this culture is defined by the appreciation of the team we are part of (the tribe), by the fact that we must take care of each other, that we must respect each other, regardless of the things that differentiate us, but also to enjoy the things we have in common. We must passionately love what we do, we should not forget to have fun in order to stimulate our creativity, we must do everything to achieve our goals. Together we decided that we must not stop, that we must grow continuously, that we must be the best, that our potential is limitless, that everything depends on us. Our culture and the values we defined are a synthesis of what we are, of the way we will act, of the way in which we will behave. But they are a starting point, a base, a foundation, because like any community, like any tribe, we will evolve without arrest. We must continuously evolve. And our culture, our values will e volve with us. There is always a better way, we will always be able to do much more.
P.S. : Don’t forget that we are awesome!
With love and appreciation,
Radu Negulescu General Manager
Trencadis Team
Radu
Mihaela
Robert
Florin
General Manager
Financial Manager
Web Development Manager
Software Development Manager
Loves Aggresive Inline Skating & Lego
Enjoys wall painting, collecting beach sand, and dancing
Is a Rockstar, Aquaman, and loves snowboarding and ... MACs
Loves Cooking
Carmen
Betty
Alina
Andrei H.
Chief Financial Officer
HR Manager
Sales Manager
Design Manager
Sergiu T.
Doru
Daniel B.
Annamaria
Project Manager
Project Manager
Web Designer
Programmer
Alex B.
Alex O.
Andrei C.
Claudiu
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
Loves theater, enjoys singing and doing make-up
Does funny illustrations of his colleagues in Photoshop
He is a vigorous two wheels rider, aka incurable Biker
Is a ski champion, aerobic instructor and an excellent rower
A great dad, a funny guy and… a former successful football player
Has a passion for fishing and for playing games
Works magic on the microphone
Enjoys Carting and he’s Master in Paprikas
Is great at Level 7 Ping Pong
Loves Snooker
Finds cat memes for any occasion and she’s awesome!
Is Master Chef and Programmer by day, Ninja by night
Daniel P.
Gelu
Marius N.
Vlad
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
Loves decorative art, vintage stuff, photo manipulation
Is a Gamer and a magnificent Cook
Is great at World of Warcraft
Is a good listener and a Chess Master
Natalia
Ovidiu
Raul
Laura
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
PR Specialist
Talented in football
Is a passionate Dancer and a Master in Spaghetti Carbonara
Rahela
Valeriu
Virgil
Marius P.
Programmer
Programmer
Programmer
Software Tester
Enjoys Freeriding and he’s a talented Movie Director
Is a Professional Dancer
Elena
Anamaria
Sergiu M.
Monica
Software Tester
Software Tester
Scholar
Account Manager
Mihai
Andreea
Diana
Asisstant
Assistant Manager
Sales Assistant
Talented at crocheting
Loves reading and cooking
Manufactures boxes out of greeting cards and cardboard
Loves ping-pong and ... shopping
Loves basketball, photography, Diablo III
Talented piano player
Is a Singer and a Great Cook
Loves jogging early in the morning, tennis, photography, and travelling
Passionate of Dota 2, Counter-Strike, and football
Talented at drawing and painting
Knits and bakes tasty cookies
What we love about Trencadis Sergiu M. I like Trencadis team because it’s young, optimistic and fun. In addition to everyday work, my colleagues also know how to have fun.
Florin #loving @Trencadis: the great team that we are, the possibility to create new, interesting things, to showcase our creativity
Vlad I like the friendly work environment, my colleagues, the opportunity to learn new things. In fact, I love it all. #awesome
Mihai I’m glad to be part of an exceptional team of professionals, with big goals, that gives me the opportunity to grow my knowledge.
Carmen I love my job, the conditions are comfortable, the atmosphere is pleasant, there is an ongoing challenge, and I happily come to Trencadis every day. Success!
Betty @Team: U rock!
Marius N. I like to see Ana being awesome every day.
Sergiu T. @TrencadisRo is the company to which we all contributed when it was born, and the team is what I like the most about it.
Mihaela I love Trencadis for challenging me every day to make new things, to grow and to develop myself professionally, along with a smart and super cool team.
Annamaria K. I believe that the strengths of @TrencadisRo are its community and the projects developed.
Andreea Trencadis is the place where people love what they do, they do it with passion and they are willing to change something around them and they can really do that.
Natalia Trencadis: a young team, an excellent workplace! :)
Andrei H. Ambitious colleagues and an excellent brand!
Raul Trencadis team is united, dynamic and very open, and this is confirmed every day. Trencadis is an awesome company ;)
Monica I like my colleagues, for them I come happily to work. I also like interacting with customers, it is very nice to see them happy with our work.
Alex B. #Trencadis: The place we turn “impossible” into “ i’m possible”! We go forward and up!
Diana #Trencadis: a beautiful team!
Alex O. What I love the most about @Trencadis is the #teamwork
Claudiu Trencadis is the place where I spend beautiful moments, where I enjoy achievements and I
Virgil Trencadis is where I feel very good, it is an excellent working environment, with very nice, professional and lively people.
Elena #TrencadisTeam means organization, respect, responsibility. Occasional jokes make the perfect working atmosphere.
Gelu Trencadis is a puzzle made up of the right pieces, carefully chosen and set exactly where needed to form a whole, a perfect unit!
Daniel B. At #Trencadis every day is a new challenge. Nice, professional people.
Andrei C. @TrencadisTeam: Love u all!
Alina Trencadis is the ideal place where, through involvement and results, you can grow professionally and feel the appreciation of others. That’s job satisfaction!
Vali Each member of #TrencadisTeam is different, and thanks to the desire to learn something new every day, we become stronger and more united.
Marius P. Trencadis is a team of professionals. I am proud to be part of Trencadis.
Daniel P. #Trencadis is for me the “mosaic” in which I found the perfect place to grow and develop professionally and personally.
Laura I love #TrencadisTeam, the work environment, I love my work and #Trencadis vision because I find myself in them and they represent me.
Robert I love #Trencadis #WorkEnvironment. I come happily to work every day because I know that I will be working with #proffesional # nice, # cool people.
Trencadis
Values
1.
Value our team We are a strong, united, and efficient team, and this is the secret to our success. We value our team and we rely on teamwork, on effective communication, and each member is valued for his qualities and his work. Together we are a whole, a mechanism which works very well, because its “parts” are of quality and, put together, they create the “perfect engine”. We respect our colleagues and each member is important in achieving our team’s objectives .
Alina I work for over three years in the company and I see it as the ideal workplace because we are a real team, and everyone knows its job. For me, Trencadis means personal and professional maturity, because we grew up together, I learned to work hard and to deal with daily problems, but every time I accepted challenges and successfully completed them. I like working with professionals, I always learn something new from them, and with each new experience we go to a higher level.
Doru A strong company is made up of strong people, of strong teams. I think here in Trencadis, the value of a team is more than the sum of its members. We are united and strong, and together we can achieve everything we set our minds to.
Ovidiu I focus on teamwork, in this field there can be no “one man team”, so each member has its well established role, and each member is important and valuable for the team and for the project they’re working on :)
Robert Having started with 3 people, we have grown tremendously and we have reached a point where we have a team with some extraordinary people, who really understand the team’s value, who know how to help each other to overcome problems, who know how to have fun, feel good, and who come with pleasure to work because they know that some wonderful, nice, and professional people await them there. Team value and mutual aid are the most important. Our growth won’t stop here, I am sure we will bring new talents and we will form new personalities that will make our team even more valuable.
Sergiu T. Teamwork is often the key to great achievements. It is important for us to be compatible with the values and principles of the team which we belong to. A united team means a group of people who enjoy working together for a common goal. Also, a team needs a lot of work and many sacrifices to meet its goals.
Andrei C. We are a very united team, we help each other, there is no difficulty in communication between us, we always learn new things from peers, which increases our knowledge.
Diana “Value our team “ is one of Trencadis team’s values that I consider fundamental. Trencadis is a team, a mechanism that would not work if it were missing a component, a mechanism that could achieve the highest standards if these complementary components would not operate at full capacity. We appreciate and respect our colleagues.
2.
Keep growing We are in a continuous personal and professional development, always learning and seeking to make progress in our field, we are interested in learning new things and broaden our knowledge, we always want to advance professionally, enrich our experience, skills, abilities, to become even better at what what we do.
Alex O. This value is reflected in the work of a person and it is, in my of view, one of the most important values a person should have. I say this simply because we are humans and we need to evolve. We are the proof of this evolution.
Florin In our business sector - IT&C - ongoing development is a requirement: we either continuously improve our knowledge, our work techniques, the technologies we use, or it’s just a matter of time before we get “out-of-business”. Therefore, I strive to always be connected to the latest advances in technology and to inspire people in our team to study and try to put what they learned into practice, whenever they have the opportunity.
Monica I learnt a lot since I’m part of this team, and I am still learning, which makes me happy both personally and professionally. I’m glad to be part of a team that always tends toward more, because I know that I will always learn something.
Ovidiu I want to develop myself professionally as much as I can, and with each day that passes, to become more of a professional person.
Daniel P. I believe that each of us must find their ambition and desire to overcome our limits, and to want to move forward and develop on as many directions as possible. After 7 months since I’ve been part of Trencadis team, I can state that this is a favorable place for growing and developing your professional and personal skills, as this is a team of beautiful people, each with a unique personality, and although we are all different, there is at least one thing that binds us: the desire for development and progress.
Virgil Personal and professional development at the job is, for me, the most important thing, because here you find people with different experiences, with different views, with vision, who can help and advise to go the best way in a short time. I learnt a lot since I’ve been a part of Trencadis team, but the most important thing I learnt was to be curious, to ask “how” and “why”. This helped me to progress lot.
Alex B. A programmer always learns. New and better things constantly appear, which implies a continuous learning and adaptation to new. We go onward and upward!
Mihaela This is my favorite! Whether we do it consciously, planned or not, each of us grow and develop every day, because of the experiences we have and the way we manage them. Every day brings us challenges which force us to be creative, to learn, to document, to do things we have not done before, and when we look back, the results bring us satisfaction. I think that every day brings us an upgraded version of us.
3.
Being professional We are professional in our activity and in the image displayed: attentive to details, we do our job with dedication, we are perfectionists, we do not want to miss anything, we want the “product� we deliver to be at the highest standards. We deliver excellence beyond the highest expectations of our customers.
Andreea In business, as in life, we are perfectionists. We want to be those people that everyone around them respects and appreciates for their work, value and honesty.
Gelu We like things to be well done, and the satisfaction we have at the completion of a project is very high, knowing we have not missed anything, and the customer is satisfied with our work.
Marius N. Pentru mine, cea mai importantă calitate este profesionalismul. Fie că e vorba de crearea unui produs durabil, sigur, sau furnizarea unui serviciu de valoare, trebuie tot timpul să oferi clientului mai mult decât se așteaptă. Desigur, calitatea cere anumite costuri, cum ar fi timp în plus. De aceea, consider că profesionalism înseamnă și să alegi să spui NU și să faci o treabă bună, un produs de calitate, decât să spui DA și să oferi o soluție rapidă și proastă.
Natalia Involvement and dedication to the work we perform every day makes us want everything to be perfect, customers / partners to be happy, and us to be a professional team :)
Raul It is necessary that each team member to be dedicated, professional and perfectionist in his work, not only to have satisfied customers, but also for the personal satisfaction. If these conditions are met, the product delivered to the customer can only be very good.
Valeriu In order to be successful, a company must be professional. Through the work of the entire team, Trencadis maintains a very high standard of professionalism, developing itself as a reliable partner for its customers.
Alex B. I am glad that, since I came in Trencadis team, I had around people who helped me grow professionally, and, in return, I gave my help to colleagues when they needed it. Also, the variety of projects we are working on help me (even force me) to know and to use many technologies.
Dani B. As a Designer at Trencadis, I must be very attentive to details, right down to the last pixel :) Everyday I’m trying to “deliver” high quality and professional design proposals.
Andrei C. Although we often joke, when we have a deadline for a project, or a task, we mobilize and manage to get it done on time.
Andrei H. I don’t make a promise if I can’t keep it! I am honest with clients, I like them to know in advance the problems they may encounter. I give them a little more than they ask. I’m trying to gain their confidence and, at the same time, I trust them back.
Diana For us, Trencadis team, professionalism lies in timely delivery of “perfect” products, both from our point of view and from the customer’s point of view. This is why we are aside our customers, we communicate with them, trying to identify their individual needs to create the “perfect” product.
4.
Being open-minded We are open to new things, we have no prejudices, we have an innovative vision, we are receptive to ideas and opinions that are different from ours and we are open to accept them.
Alex O. For an individual to grow professionally, he must be open to every possible solution of a problem, not to block himself on a specific solution, but to always seek new optimal solutions.
Andreea I think “being open-minded” is the dominant feature of our generation. We are up to date with technology and innovation, and ultimately, that’s what the market demands.
Carmen Progress means being open to new, so we must always update, be innovative, bold, and courageous in front of challenges.
Elena I am an open person and I accept challenges as they contribute unconditionally to professional and personal development.
Gelu We are open to everything new and useful, because we know how fast society progresses, and usually new methods and technologies are more efficient and easy to use.
Marius P. It is very important to be open-minded, to be open to new things, to various ways of approaching problems, to different solutions for carrying out our projects.
Daniel P. An open vision to different opinions and ideas allows you to see the situation from a different point of view, to get rid of limitations and to experience new thoughts and ideas, to grow and learn from those around you.
Annamaria K. “Being open - minded” is an important value that helps us, both in our professional and personal development. In order to move forward we must accept others’ opinions, to be open to new ideas. New things always come along in programming, and if we do not stay receptive, we could be left behind.
Sergiu T. When you are put in a position to find a solution to a problem, it is very important to have an open mind, to listen to everyone, because you can draw conclusions both from good ideas and from the less good ones. If you think you are the best, that everyone else makes mistakes less you, it might be just the opposite.
Betty Understand and accept the opinions of others, admit when you’re wrong and do not get stuck in your own values. Be tolerant and collaborate. That’s what I mean by an open mind.
Vlad I think this is the most important value that a man can have, and for a programmer it is indispensable. You must be open-minded, you have to accept when you’re wrong and you need the ability to adapt to less pleasing things.
5.
Hard-working We are active, hard-working, we value work and its result, and we struggle to achieve the best in our job.
Anamaria P. A dream does not come true by magic. It takes effort, determination and hard work. There’s no secret in becoming a successful person. It is the result of preparation, labor, perseverance, and learning from mistakes.
Gelu We work with dedication and we are passionate about what we do, and this contributes to great results, to a job good done.
Laura I am proud to be part of a team that understands that only through hard work we can achieve results. Success does not come easily, and my colleagues know that for an excellent result it takes commitment, effort, dedication, and hard work. But this doesn’t scare us, but it makes us give our best to be satisfied with our work.
Natalia Without hard work and commitment we can not value ourselves, nor the team, so we must be hard-working and we are, and we want all our work to be efficient, valuable and as good as possible.
Raul In order to excel and have great results, we need to work hard and with dedication, therefore the work must be well highlighted.
Claudiu We always do everything we can for our projects to come out well, to be delivered on time, and the customers to be satisfied with what they got. Whether it’s a small or a large project, everything is treated very seriously and we all work at high intensity to ensure smooth and timely completion of the project.
Carmen Being “hard-working” is an implicit quality, you can not be professional, you can not be trusted or you do not belong in a team if you don’t work, if you don’t put effort in achieving your goals.
6.
Being passionate We work with pleasure and dedication, we are passionate about our work field, and we put passion into everything we do, both professionally and personally.
Andreea Trencadis is the place where people love what they do, they do it with passion, they want to change something around them, and why not, they even manage to do that.
Carmen I believe that we are all passionate about what we do, you can not achieve anything if there is no fun, willingness, and passion for the job.
Laura I love what I do and therefore I put passion in all the tasks that I have to complete; doing this, I believe that the result will be excellent. And it’s great to see that colleagues do the same. It seems that each of us is passionate about what we do and we are closely involved in every project to achieve the best result.
Marius P. When you do something with passion everything is different, you do it for fun, you are more productive, more involved and it is therefore very important to be passionate about what you do, not to see it as work, but as a passion.
Monica I really like what I do. When I wake up in the morning I never say “oh, I must go to work again...” , but on the contrary, I can’t wait to get there. On my way to work I think about what I have to do in the current day and I plan it all to be as efficient as possible.
Valeriu Each member of Trencadis team demonstrates a total commitment to ensure the success of the project. The company becomes more than just people working together, it is a united team, committed and passionate of what it does.
Daniel P. “One person with passion is better than fourty people merely interested.”( E. M. Forster). It important to have passion for what you do and to accomplish things with joy, because passion is an important driver in the development of each of us.
Alex B. I am passionate about what I do and it has become a lifestyle.
Andrei H. “Do what you really love and you’ll never work a single day of your life!” I am one of those lucky ones: every day I’m doing what I love, I put my heart into it. I’m always trying to improve what I do and I am glad that my passion makes customers happy. I haven’t worked a single day in my life!
Betty I deeply believe that if you work with passion and you are 100 % there, good things will come out. This makes the difference between those who go “to work “ and those who take on the work they do.
Mihaela I think that passion gives life to ideas, to projects, to evolution, to innovation. Actually, I think passion it’s the “twin sister” of success. When you put your heart into something and get totally involved, success is only a matter of time. The passion in each of us maintains the lively and energetic team spirit, and also the success of our projects.
7.
Being reliable We are reliable, both as individuals (as team members) and as a team (for customers), and people (colleagues, clients) can count on us to do an excellent job, because we have not disappointed so far, and will not disappoint from this moment on, as well.
Alex O. This value is also related to work but more to the social aspect. When we work with people we have to take it seriously, and in everyday life socialization has reached a very high level. From my point of view, this value must be present in each of us, because it helps us understand each other and know that we can count on each other.
Anamaria P. Reliability and trust means consistently providing good results. You can not be sometimes good, sometimes not so good. Customers and colleagues should be able to rely on us and to be sure that we will not disappoint.
Carmen Trust underpins personal and professional relationships. Confidence is hard to win, but it can easily be lost. Therefore we must do everything that’s up to us to trust each other, strongly believe in what we do, to be perceived by our partners as trustful people, as a trustful company.
Monica It’s nice to work in an environment where you can rely on the help of colleagues. That gives me self confidence, trust in others, because I know that no matter the problems I encounter, I have my colleagues to count on. And vice versa of course :)
Claudiu We must always be seen as trustworthy people, by our colleagues, when they ask for help, but especially by our customers, who must perceive us as a team that always gets its job done on time, with maximum efficiency and quality. Trust is the most important when it comes to work, we must trust each other and know that we can always rely on our colleagues.
8.
Being helpful We like helping everyone around us (colleagues, customers - through the products we develop), we like contributing to the development of the environment in which we operate, we like to share knowledge, information, and we like to help each other to continuously progress.
Doru Each of us, regardless of experience and knowledge, have been, at one point, blocked,without ideas, without being able to finish or continue something. In these moments we realize the importance of a team, the importance of mutual aid. We like to help and share our knowledge. Our strengths become the strengths of the entire team.
Elena I find this value in each of my colleagues. It is pleasant and honorable to receive support and assistance from them for any questions I have.
Gelu Each team member needs help at some point, and it is happily offered because we want the team to overcome potential problems and to solve them together.
Laura The fact that we are a united team makes us receptive to the needs of our colleagues. Whenever someone needs help, colleagues are helpful and offer assistance, which leads us to progress both individually and as a team.
Raul To help each other is very nice and very important at the same time within a team. Especially for a “junior programmer” is very helpful if an experienced programmer shares his knowledge with the “junior”. And the most important thing is that our work will be useful for customers.
Virgil Help another to help yourself. From my experience, I learnt that when you help someone learn, you progress as well. First of all, I improve my explaining ability, I become more efficient in my speech, and, at the same time, I refresh my information. Sometimes I discover new things. Trencadis team needs this “help” in order to increase its value quickly and efficiently.
Annamaria K. Most of us have received help from colleagues and it is ‘fair’ to help in return, to progress faster.
Dani B. We are good people, right? We help each other out to make something awesome!
Vlad By helping others we help ourselves. Often, trying to explain something you realize that you don’t understand the subject as well as you thought. This saying applies to programmers as well: if you really understand something, you should be able to explain it to a child.
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