Why work at Wordnerds?

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Partnering with and learning from the lushest customers doing really cool, innovative stuff
A super smart, driven team that genuinely love spending time together
Working in a start-up at this stage and the level of transparency we have with open-book management

Likes

Hearing all about people's (customer insight and otherwise) problems and helping solve them :)
Music/films/most things from the late 90s/early 00s
Giant ginger cats

Dislikes

Data silos
Dill
Rooms without natural light… Thankfully not a problem at Nerd HQ - phew!

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Seeing it grow from a twinkle in Hugh's eye to the precipice of a scale-up
Regular strategy days where everyone gets a chance to contribute to strategic decision-making, fuelled by a slap-up lunch
Watching new demo calls to see someone's first-time reaction to the tech that's going to change their working lives

Likes

Working alongside my husband (most of the time...)
Camping in the sunshine
Forcing my kids to watch all of my favourite sitcoms with me

Dislikes

Tyne bridge roadworks
Missing jigsaw pieces
Tequila

Reasons I love Wordnerds

We're solving a tough problem that will improve the lives of millions
Moving from a startup to scale-up - there's not many opportunities like this around
My legendary doggy Otis can come to the office any time he likes :)

Likes

Long walks on the beach talking about demand generation
Surfing & Climbing (Basically a 14-year-old trapped in a 33-year-olds body)
The crust of the lasagne

Dislikes

Sweet & Sour from the Chinese
Shit coffee
That time between ordering your food and then it arriving

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Getting to work on something that is interesting and challenging, with talented people who want to succeed
Everyone getting their say on what the company is and how we work
Respect for work/life balance

Likes

Food
Learning about new things
Naps (Basically a 4-year-old trapped in a 37-year-olds body)

Dislikes

Fish and chips (clearly the worst takeaway option)
Coffee, things that have been ruined by being made to taste like coffee
Any reality TV

Reasons I love Wordnerds

The 'nerds! Genuinely the lushest, smartest and most passionate bunch of people you could ask for
People-pleasing is a personality trait…and a super fun part of my job! I love problem-solving together and making lives easier
Using the Wordnerds platform. I get to use it the way a customer would - and let me tell you, it's a dream. Easy classification of data, surprises you weren't looking for, and theme training that feels like a fun game

Likes

Hiking, travelling and generally being outside
Making a dent in the large stack of unread books next to my bed
A cold pint on a hot day

Dislikes

The AC being too hot in the office
Manual data analysis
When the coffee shop doesn't have a vegan pastry to go with my oat milk latte (life's so hard)

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Colleagues who are good people and passionate about their job
A challenging and evolving space
Every opinion is respected irrespective of seniority

Likes

Friends, Big Bang Theory, and the US Office
Travel - 28 countries and counting!
All animals, but especially cats

Dislikes

Nimbys
Influencers
Climate change deniers

Reasons I love Wordnerds

You can make a difference and have an immediate impact
The people - what an amazing bunch of humans. Incredibly smart, hardworking - but soooo much fun to be around
When you see the lightbulb moment and people ‘just get’ what we do. It’s such an amazing product

Likes

Food that’s bad for you (I don't mean dangerous, like pufferfish) but aaaall the deep-fried goodness
Sometimes, just having a weekend with no plans
A perfect parallel park

Dislikes

Littering and wanton vandalism - I mean just why!?
People who stop walking right in front of you
Drivers who don't indicate

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Great people coming together to solve an exciting problem
Great work/life balance
There is never a dull moment

Likes

Watching anime
Reading a good book
Sunday afternoon naps

Dislikes

Staying up after bedtime
The AC being too cold in the office
Travelling long distances

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Getting the opportunity to work with a seriously cool product, and have real input into product direction
The people are lush. Not only great humans, but also seriously intelligent and driven - always someone to draw inspiration from
You always feel listened to, valued, and encouraged to share ideas to deliver an amazing service to our brilliant customers

Likes

When the office playlist features equal measures of Biffy Clyro and Taylor Swift
Cricket - in all of its glorious forms
It’s not too cliche to say words, is it?

Dislikes

Delayed metros
Dead houseplants
Moths

Reasons I love Wordnerds

The constant challenge to deliver an innovative product surrounded by a smart, passionate team
Unique opportunities that come with working for a start-up and the high impact each person makes
Hearing about the positive impact we've had for our customers

Likes

Having a 1 year old that can work my coffee machine (win!)
Previously travelling - now all-inclusive holidays with kids
My pizza oven

Dislikes

Narrow parking spaces
Being lied to by BBC weather
That all the best foods are bad for you

Reasons I love Wordnerds

The Nerds - who all manage to balance being both wicked smart and lovely folks
The chance to work with a really interesting range of brands that care about doing good for their customers
A brand voice that is built on the deep-seated tenet that wordclouds suck

Likes

Taking detours from hikes to climb rocks
Board games with intimidating rulebooks
Bourbon-based cocktails

Dislikes

Less than 9 hours of sleep
Microsoft teams
Prosecco-based cocktails

Reasons I love Wordnerds

Being part of a growing start up has been an amazing journey. From our lightbulb moment at a Nissan challenge to securing 2 rounds of investment, there is never a dull moment
Flexible working hours which has allowed me to be there for my kids and a dog friendly office
Working with the nicest bunch of hardworking intelligent people

Likes

Walking my dog Bear
Cheerleading competitions with my daughter
Beer garden

Dislikes

Shots
Being cold
Cleaning the toilet

Reasons I love Wordnerds

We hold our own against some of the biggest, richest companies in the world by working together and thinking differently
The inspiration and energy I draw from interacting with every last one of my colleagues
We achieve things together that none of us could dream of doing alone

Likes

Scottish mythology
Family-friendly Festivals
Gentlemen Operating Heavy Machinery, the band I’m in with my two kids (the classic drums/bass/recorder combo)

Dislikes

Low doorways
Pub quiz cheats
Cheese. (I know. There are loads of cheese lovers at Wordnerds who constantly tell me how wrong I am)

Reasons I love Wordnerds

The rush of setting out to do something we don’t know how to do, learning, experimenting and working it out
You get to work with people who are both driven/brilliant and supportive/lovely/funny—it’s a powerful thing in a team
What we’re doing is really, really hard and nobody has ever done it in quite this way before. I’ve never had so much fun, or learnt so much, at work

Likes

Playing and watching sport—golf, football, squash, cricket… anything you need to change your shoes for
Camping with friends and fam. Particularly in a flash villa somewhere hot and swanky
Historical fiction—from Amor Towles to Ken Follett and everything in between; historical music—from Violent Femmes to Martha and everything in between

Dislikes

Butter. It’s a filthy habit
Sunderlandaphobia
Nowt really. I’m a lover not a hater