Employee wellness is a BIG deal at Bits In Glass By Nohely Miranda, HR Specialist Every quarter we like to focus on a new opportunity to improve our employee’s quality of life. Last quarter we focused on financial education and health by introducing a Group RRSP matching program. With the start of a new year, … Read more
The New Breed of HR: The Evolution of People and Culture By Jessica Gyles, HR Specialist I know this may come as a shock, but human resources (HR) hasn’t always been looked at in a positive way. There was, and may still be, a negative stigma around HR. It can be labeled as paper-pushers, fun-stoppers, … Read more
BIG gives back in a big way! By Jessica Gyles and Sandun Dissanayake, Bits In Glass At Bits In Glass (BIG), we not only embrace our culture internally with social events and activities, but we also represent it externally! As the weather gets colder, we decided to get outside and active before winter hits, in … Read more
How BIG scaled up! By Pamela Hampel, Bits In Glass I joined the Bits In Glass (BIG) family in August 2016. At the time we were quite small and had an aggressive growth plan. I was excited to help BIG scale up over the next three years and was certainly up for the challenge. My … Read more
The New Breed of Geek: Embracing Technology to Enhance Culture and Collaboration By Jessica Gyles, Bits In Glass When I tell people about Bits in Glass (BIG), initially the first thing I speak about is the work we do and the platforms we use. However, I quickly move onto the topic of our employees and … Read more
The ABC’s of Enabling Your Developers for Peak Performance By Lee Humeniuk, Bits In Glass If you’re familiar with the Agile development methodology, you’ll know that the development lifecycle consists of these 6 important stages: meet, plan, design, develop, test, and evaluate. The Agile methodology an iterative cycle where you establish a plan, implement the … Read more
Life as a BIG Developer – The Importance of Learning a Project’s Business Domain By Aaron Emmert, Bits In Glass Working at Bits In Glass as a developer is both a challenging and rewarding experience. To keep up with the pace of today’s rapidly changing economy, you will be put into scenarios that require you … Read more
Bits In Glass gives back during the holiday season By Pamela Hampel, Bits In Glass The month of December is a bit of a whirlwind and at Bits in Glass (BIG), it’s no exception. Our offices fit in a few holiday parties, white elephant gift exchanges, eggnog, tree decorating and an epic gingerbread competition. During … Read more
How Values and Team Spirit Builds a Unique Culture at Bits In Glass By Pamela Hampel, Bits In Glass It’s been a whirlwind year for BIG. The HR team has been working on a number of exciting initiatives. Funny enough, one of our projects had a surprising and resounding impact. We took a simple team-building … Read more
It’s a BIG LIFE- Bits In Glass Births a Brand New Instagram Channel! By Pamela Hampel, Bits In Glass It’s a new baby Instagram! The parallels couldn’t be more clear — it IS like a new birth, except in this case Bits In Glass has been around long enough to already have a life and … Read more
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