Launching Payara’s New Bonus Perks Scheme Published on 08 Jun 2023 by Julia MillidgeTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food, People Team At Payara we aim to make working with us a great experience for everyone, but as a globally distributed SME this can be challenging. Culture, languages and time zone difference all need to be managed to make the experience beneficial for everyone. Continue reading “Launching Payara’s New Bonus Perks Scheme”
Meet Simon, new Senior Test Engineer (& Jessica & Casey The Cats!) Published on 06 Oct 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged Fish Food, HR, People Team Simon joins us as we grow our global, remote-first team! He is a Senior Test Engineer and is part of the team from his home in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, we get to know him bettter: Continue reading “Meet Simon, new Senior Test Engineer (& Jessica & Casey The Cats!)”
Meet Rebekah – Our new People Team Assistant Published on 01 Apr 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Payara LifeTagged Community, Fish Food, Payara Community, People Team At Payara, we pride ourselves on being a global employer of choice. We have employees in 13 countries, speaking 14 languages and operating across multiple time zones. We work to ensure everyone feels part of a united team, living our values Community, Growth, Openness, Initiative, Trust, Excellence and Passion, across continents. Of course, this takes hard work and carefully planned initiatives. We’re expanding our People team to make sure we can keep up our high levels of employee satisfaction – and continue to make being a “Payaran” special. So without further ado: meet Rebekah, or ‘Bekah’, our new People Team Assistant. Continue reading “Meet Rebekah – Our new People Team Assistant”
Virtual Connection at Our Company Conference Published on 23 Mar 2022 by Priya Khaira-HanksTopics: Fish Food, Giving BackTagged Community, culture, event, events, Payara Community, People Team, Virtual Payara Day A few weeks ago, we held our first Virtual Payara Day of 2022. This is our quarterly online conference, and has evolved from business updates to a way of forging connections in a remote, global team. Continue reading “Virtual Connection at Our Company Conference”
If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It Anyway: The Evolution of Virtual Payara Day Published on 02 Mar 2022 by Mycah BanksTopics: Fish FoodTagged event, events, HR, news and events, People Team, Virtual Payara Day This Friday is Virtual Payara Day – a quarterly event that looks quite different from our first-ever Virtual Payara Day (VPD) in 2018, despite the consistent success of VPD since then. Once we kick off a recurring event like this that receives glowing results, isn’t it easy to publish our template and rest on our laurels? However, because the needs and culture of a business are always developing, no template should be rid of that “edit” button. At Payara, the evolution of VPD is a useful example of how an already successful event can be improved by remaining alive and responsive. Continue reading “If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It Anyway: The Evolution of Virtual Payara Day”
