{"id":90025,"date":"2017-07-04T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=90025"},"modified":"2021-03-16T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:28:44","slug":"work-at-biggerpockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/work-at-biggerpockets","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons You Should Work at BiggerPockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am often asked, \u201cWhy do people choose to work at BiggerPockets?\u201d I always respond by saying, \u201cWe are different than most VC [venture capital] startups, and that is what makes BiggerPockets stand out.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll preface the following by saying we do cover the basics on the employee perks list: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company paid healthcare for our employees<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitive PTO<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ping pong tables<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, we stand out because we are (proudly) bootstrapped and because our focus is on creating an environment for people to grow, develop, and succeed as the company does. Since we are bootstrapped, we don\u2019t offer the shiny VC startup benefits such as an in-house chef, free gym membership, and massage days, but it has caused us to focus on an important aspect of any company: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">culture<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our company culture is defined by what we stand for as an organization. Here are our 5 defining features.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5 Reasons You Should Work at BiggerPockets<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Together, we create a super team.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BiggerPockets attracts unique and talented individuals who, when combined, make a super team. All our team member are supportive, humorous, and dedicated. People can genuinely be themselves at BiggerPockets, and there is never a dull moment. <\/span><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/renewsblog\/biggerpockets-tax-survey\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Survey: How Do Real Estate Investors File Their Taxes?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>2. Our mission every day is to change lives.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is wonderful getting up and going to work each day knowing you are helping people achieve their life goals\u2014and BiggerPockets genuinely does this through real estate investing. We receive thank you notes, thank you emails, and the occasional free meal from BiggerPockets members who want to thank the team for helping them change their lives. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. We (actually) believe in our core values.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some companies, the core values hang on the wall, but not at BiggerPockets. Our employees truly believe in our core values. One of our main values is \u201cfamily over everything,\u201d and the company strives to provide flexibility and balance for our team members so that they can always put their families first. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-90029 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-1024x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"336\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-1078x516.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/biggerpocketsvalues-702x336.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. We&#8217;re genuinely enthusiastic about real estate and finance.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot be in the office and not hear advice, tips, or the inside scoop on real estate investing and finance. You can always expect to learn something new such as how to save on meals, how to make supplemental income, and how to retire early. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. We strive to grow our employees.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are still growing, and while we have a proven business model, we are just getting started! Joining BiggerPockets is a chance to get on the ground floor of a growing company. We welcome people who want to take ownership of their position and grow with the company. So, if you like challenges and want to develop your career, this is the place for you. <\/span><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2016\/08\/03\/real-estate-investors-learn-biggerpockets-the-businesswebsite\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Real Estate Investors Can Learn from BiggerPockets (the Business, Not the Website)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are we perfect? No. We still have growing pains and are figuring things out as we scale. However, I can guarantee that finding a group of people who is as talented, motivated, and inclusive as the BiggerPockets teams member is going to be really hard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, our team members are in charge of their careers, and BiggerPockets offers a great platform for growth. We have worked hard to attract diverse and talented people, and if you are interested in joining our team, reach out via our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/jobs\/your-dream-job\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dream job<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> listing or one of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open positions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Any questions about the BiggerPockets culture or work environment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave your comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the VP of People at BiggerPockets, I am often asked, \u201cWhy do people choose to work at BiggerPockets?\u201d Here&#8217;s how I respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135344,"featured_media":90030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5528],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-news"],"acf":[],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}