Community
Builds community internally, gives of themself to the team, and champions and extols company values
Level 1
Is available and present on current teams, and works to contribute positively to company culture
Participates in team activities and offsites
Treats colleagues and clients with respect
Joins groups or committees outside regular duties
E.g. Joined and actively participated in the web client guild
E.g. Brought a small gift back from vacation for the team
E.g. Wrote entertaining and informative Prod Ops writeups on Hatch
Level 2
Steps up, builds connectedness, and takes concrete actions to promote an inclusive culture
Makes space for others to participate
Collaborates with other engineers outside direct responsibilities
Finds ways to ramp up and engage new hires quickly
E.g. Created onboarding bingo
E.g. Brought shy and introverted people into a dominant conversation
E.g. Volunteered as secretary for a team
Level 3
Contributes to improving team relatedness, and helps build a culture of lending support
Takes on additional Watch shifts at short notice
Pitches in to help other teams hit deadlines, without missing own deadlines
Uses position to raise difficult issues on someone's behalf
E.g. Lead Watch cycles with little support while still contributing to projects
E.g. Started and drove the LGBTQIA ERG
E.g. Stayed positive and improved team morale during period after layoffs
Level 4
Exemplifies selflessness for the team without compromising responsibilities, and lifts everyone up
Goes above and beyond on the Watch, serving the team without complaint
Implements concrete programs to signficantly improve team inclusivity
Takes on large amounts of tedious grunt work for the team without being asked
E.g. Devoted large amount of time to helping outside direct responsibilities
E.g. Refactored hundreds of legacy Shepherd nodes
E.g. Acted as sole maintainer of Boxen for years
Level 5
Lives the company values, guards positive culture, and defines policies that support relatedness between teams
Brings separate teams together to build relatedness
Holds individuals, teams, and leadership accountable to Medium's values
Sets the tone, policy, and goals around maintaining an inclusive company
E.g. Organized wine and olive tasting offsite to Napa for the whole engineering org
E.g. Devised, delivered and acted on findings from an engineer happiness survey
E.g. Challenged and corrected exclusionary behaviour or policies