Welcome to the Spotify HR Blog! Our company is changing the world, all while growing at hyper speed. In order for us to stay ahead, both our people and the company must develop faster than the world changes. This puts very special demands on us, the HR department, to create that environment where a diverse […]
Parental Leave Is Not A Vacation, But It Is A Blessing
When it comes to parental leave benefits, Spotify is probably up there as having one of the best. We offer (all parents regardless of gender or sexual orientation) six months of fully paid time off to spend with their new family member. Something unique about this program is that we let employees take parental leave […]
Improving Workplace Experience Through Space Optimisations
Our work in Spotify’s Global Workplace Services (GWS) team is never static – it’s part of our company culture to embrace change, and all of us working within the People Constituency at Spotify challenge our chosen truths, and make bold HR and workplace decisions. We’re a company that invests in people, processes and ways of […]
Hello Wellness Week, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again 🎶🎶
Just over a week ago, Spotifiers from all over the world checked their emails for the last time before settling into a week-long break of relaxation and energization. This was the third year in a row that we insisted on all employees simultaneously taking an extra week of paid leave to unwind and reset. We […]
Compensation Equity: An Opportunity To Ensure Fairness
Within the HR team at Spotify, we often discuss fairness and the importance of contributing to a company culture that is open, inclusive, and provides everyone with opportunities to reach their full potential. These have been priority issues and central to our work at Spotify over the past 10 years. It does not come without […]
Bounce: A Place For Spotifiers To Go, Know And Do
In a world where conformity is often the norm and tradition provides a cosy security blanket, daring to carve out a new path can feel like ordering pineapple on a pizza in Italy. It takes guts. You need to be bold. Ralph Waldo Emerson put it best when he said “do not go where the […]
Unlocking Internal Mobility
Continuous growth has always been part of Spotify’s DNA, right from day one. We’ve focussed both on expanding the workforce quickly, and we’ve always understood that focusing on our band members’ growth and enabling a learning culture has been critical to talent attraction, retention and subsequently critical to the success of our business. As the […]
Work From Anywhere: An Evolution
Looking back over the two and a half years since we introduced Work from Anywhere (WFA) at Spotify, it’s no secret that we’ve made some bold bets regarding how and where we work. As is commonplace at Spotify – we’ve iterated on our approach along the way by always listening to Spotifiers, making sure our […]
Interns & The Business: Mutual Beneficiaries
At Spotify, our early career programming is designed to be affirmative for emerging talent, as well as contributing to reaching our business goals on a global scale. And this year we’ve been even more dedicated to the return on investment in each program, both from the student’s and Spotify’s perspective. Internships create a space for […]
Don’t Give Up On Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
There’s a term that’s been working its way around the business-world of late: Diversity Fatigue. It’s become a catch-all phrase used by anyone going through difficulties when working with DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion). However, using phrases like “Diversity Fatigue” is counterproductive, especially when you’re actively making significant positive changes. A phrase like this actually […]
SpotiFEST: Becoming A Sustainable Celebration
SpotiFEST: the ultimate playlist for Spotifiers for the summer. This year it was the same, but greener. At Spotify, the CommunityX team are focused on creating moments of community and connection throughout the year, and our mid-year celebration, SpotiFEST, is a cornerstone of this. To say that I could not be more proud of the […]