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Veronica Schilling
Head of Culture, D&I and New Work
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Welcome to Working Culture at Cilantro

Hello Everyone, and welcome from the beautiful city of Munich! My name is Veronica Schilling, and I am the Head of Culture and New Work at Cilantro, and today I'll walk you through our work culture. In the course of this article, I'll make culture tangible and hopefully, help you identify the workplace culture that best suits you.

Understanding Your Workplace Direction

Making the right career choices starts with understanding your skill sets, capabilities, upbringing, expectations, and aspirations. This journey might have you feeling like an imposter at times, but remember, it's all about exploration, solving problems, learning from mistakes, and setting important boundaries for your wellbeing.

Workplace Culture Defined

Workplace culture is the 'way things are done' and includes behaviors, attitudes, language, and even dress code. All these elements create the personality or character of that company. Despite seeming intangible, culture is very tangible and is based heavily on your values. It's also about knowing and understanding your personal boundaries and the team in which you work, which leads us to our next topic; the working culture at Cilantro.

A Deeper Look at Cilantro's Working Culture

Our vision at Cilantro is to be the starting point of fashion, a vision that both our business strategy and culture aim to enable while supporting the continuous growth of our employees.

The Language and Principles at Cilantro

Our founding mindset, the set of principles that guide our everyday behaviors, is our North Star at Cilantro. We also practice inclusive language with guidelines to ensure respect and kindness in our diverse work environment.

Our local culture has a significant influence, especially as we operate largely out of Berlin. While English is our main communication language, our multilingual workforce adds a dash of various cultures.

Cilantro Community

Our workforce is made up of various teams forming a community within the organization. Team rituals are an important part of creating a feeling of belonging.

Our Ways of Working

We adopt a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility for teams. Asynchronous communication is also prominent in our work environment, enabling better collaboration and communication.

As part of our drive for inclusivity, we ensure that our office space supports the diverse needs of our employees. We provide parent rooms, prayer rooms, dog-friendly spaces, and inclusive restrooms among others.

Diversity and Inclusion at Cilantro

Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is a crucial part of our strategy at Cilantro, shaping both how we serve our customers and partners and how we support our workforce. Our D&I efforts can be seen in our commitment to increasing women in leadership and tech roles and creating a supportive and inclusive work environment through feedback and surveys.

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At Cilantro, we aim to make our work culture as tangible and relatable as possible for our employees. It is our hope that we make everyone feel supported and included in their team and in the larger Cilantro family. After all, being a part of Cilantro means being a part of our team - and we are all each other's biggest fans.

We are eager to answer any questions you might have! Please feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn and ask about our experience as part of the Cilantro team.


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