Tobias, a breath of fresh air for our consulting team

Tobias will start working as a business consultant on March 2. Find out more about the breath of fresh air from our consulting team in this interview.

How did you come up with the idea that you wanted to work for Linkyard?

I was contacted by a headhunter agency for Atlassian partners on LinkedIn one day at the end of 2019. In the following days I had a lively exchange with this lovely gentleman from London until I finally heard the name Linkyard for the first time. I would probably never have come across this with my conventional job search, as there is already a very large geographical distance between work and place of residence.

So why was I interested in employment? Since I intended to have more customer contact in the future than I had had in my previous job anyway, I quickly found the tasks described by Stefan very interesting. I'm also very familiar with the range of Atlassian products — sometimes a motive for me to contribute to Linkyard.

What is your role at Linkyard and what will your work look like?

I was employed as a business consultant. Especially at the beginning, this activity is not finally defined in a lean-organized company such as Linkyard. For now, I will spend the first few months of my training trying to obtain the important information and processes as quickly as possible in order to provide our customers with high-quality services and solutions. The topics potentially range from customer acquisition to handing over the fully set up platform — meaning there is a lot to learn.

What are you most excited about working at Linkyard?

I really like being part of something that is constantly growing and evolving in the process. Linkyard is in a very exciting phase and therefore this need will definitely be met. For me, this will also be my first employment where I will spend part of my time working from home — here too, I will certainly get to know myself and my own work organization even better. In general, however, I am also looking forward to the new people, friendships and experiences that will arise in this context.

Describe your career path

I went to business middle school a long time ago. After completing this KV degree, I had about 600 days in the military to consider the next steps. While on duty, I completed a career as an infantry officer. This allowed me to mature myself and take responsibility for more than myself for the first time — it wasn't always easy, but it was a very instructive time.

After that, thanks to several employers, I was able to know better and better which industries could suit me and what else I would like to see. Among other things, I worked for the largest Swiss e-commerce company and recently enjoyed implementing software solutions at my previous employer. Over the course of my boys' career, I have therefore recognized that it is not the industry that counts, but personal fulfilment at work. I love sitting around the table with people to create more effective and efficient processes. I will certainly be able to experience this joy again at Linkyard.

How would you describe yourself in one sentence?

Work hard — play hard

I set myself high goals, but I also know that achieving them usually pays off. If the payout is right, then there can also be time for something nice and fulfilling. My opinion about this: The right job can combine all of these things. But until this is found, you also have to be prepared to invest something or, alternatively, make friends with the circumstances of the current situation. The latter is certainly not bad, but I am currently young, energetic and enjoy learning. I don't know until when I can still have this privilege — that's why the “here and now” counts for me.

If you've tried everything, does that mean that the number of options is limited?

I think that many people today are more willing to use “tried everything” as an excuse. A good example of this is the “let me google that for you” phenomenon.

Personally, I believe that there are difficult and complex questions in this world — and I'm glad I don't have to answer them. There will be few situations in my ecosystem for which there is no universal recipe. This is often enough to come up with an independent solution with a little effort.

However, the most important question in this topic is not whether everything is possible. Rather, we should constantly question whether we are effectively making use of our available time in this life with the knowledge available to us.