Magdalena Marczak

Company Reference: 
Gumtree
First Name: 
Magdalena
Last Name: 
Marczak
Position/Title: 
Community & Business Development Lead, Poland
Hometown: 
Wieluń, Poland
Why did you decide to work at [companyname]?: 
A famous brand and original work. Four years ago when I started, it was very unusual to work in the Internet industry and I liked that.
Why do you like working at [companyname]?: 
Great, young, open-minded, clever and inspiring people! An opportunity to learn new things every day and lovely food in the kitchen ;-)
What cool projects have you worked on at [companyname]?: 
Gumtree venues (I was a Ministry of Fun for almost two years).
What are your goals at [companyname] - what are you working to achieve?: 
Here are a few goals: make users happy, develop my skills and creativity and have fun fun fun.
What is your favorite benefit about working at [companyname]?: 
I have met great friends and interesting people and I have learnt a lot from them. With this experience I think, I could go in many directions in life.
What has been the most amazing experience you've had at [companyname] thus far?: 
I have the chance to work with people from different countries and cultures. That is for me a very amazing experience. I think I would not have this opportunity in Poland or even in many other companies.
What has been the biggest surprise about working at [companyname]?: 
It surprised me, that with such a small group of people we can do a lot and achieve so much! And, although we deal with very stressful situations every day, we still laugh and have a lot of fun! Yes, it is amazing - work can be fun!
If you were to identify a common trait between you and your colleagues, what would it be?: 
We are very passionate about our job and love playing foosball!
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