Grace happens to be Lijit
This is another in our series of guest posts written by Lijit employees. In addition to the business development she does for Lijit, Grace likes making lists, laughing, snowboarding, and the lost art of writing letters.
November 15th will mark the two months that I have been Lijit. Now, part of being Lijit isn’t just about having the right ‘tude or rocking MC Hammer balloon pants (okay, bad joke but you get it all the time when you work for a company called Lijit). It’s much more. Let me give you the newbie’s look into what being Lijit is really all about:
–Intelligence: Our team is quick, witty, and good at what they do. We get it. We get our product, our users, and each other. I bet our combined IQ sky rockets our past our office window and over Mount Sanitas.
–Progressive: Speaking of our product, Lijit’s trust-based search is pushing boundaries and not only giving an empowering tool for online publishers, but for their readers. I am Lijit today because I was so impressed with the search and installed it first on my own blog before even realizing they were located in Boulder, the town I had just moved to. Doing business development, I work with hundreds of people in a week from all walks of life and through many mediums. Nine out of ten times, when I explain what we do at Lijit and that our service is free, I can literally hear their jaw drop (yes, over the phone, even on Twitter). Excellence=Free=Lijit=Unparalleled. How Lijit is that, to be able to work for something you believe in while it also is helping people?
–Laughter & Fun: I’m not just saying this to sound cliche, let me explain. There isn’t a day that goes by in our brightly lit, lime green hued office, where laughter isn’t heard. Whether it’s collective over Buck’s Russian accent, an inside joke within the Estrogen Lounge between the Product Evangelist/Biz Development ladies (me, Tara, and Jacqueline), a company outing at the racetrack watching our CEO spin out in his car and come in last, or it’s Friday late afternoon and a few people decide they need to unwind with Rock Band and Billy Joel begins to blare throughout the office. We stay serious and focused but never forget the importance of keeping the mood light, fun, and humorous. [On a side note, I truly think it's a hiring prerequisite that each person has an excellent sense of humor at Lijit.]
–Equality: My previous employment ranged from a non-profit to hierarchical public relations agencies and sometimes a pompous air seemed to creep in from the higher level down to the lowest. That’s not what being Lijit is about. Here everyone makes themselves available for questions, concerns, and each individual’s well-being. We make time for each other and it’s as though we really exercise the notion that each piece is relevant to the greater whole.
So you see, being Lijit requires a balance of laughter, highly-attuned intelligent minds, a progressive and unparalleled product, and a permeating mentality of equality. Sounds like a pretty good medley, eh? I think so.
