LIFE AT POPLAR HOMES

Where smart people build great things

Live your true potential with us

Work smarter, not harder

Yes, that sounds cliché, but that’s how we do it. You’ll rarely see us follow a regular 9-5 workday.

Take time off when your mind and body need a break. Set-in-stone schedules? Clock-in/clock-out policies? Nope. You won’t have to deal with that here. We don’t set vacation schedules so that you can take off anytime. Take care of your family or yourself.

We fully imbibe the start-up culture down to how we work. Got any travel goals you want to tick off? Go ahead. You can enjoy remote work. We know you have places you have to be.

Work smarter, not harder. Yes, that sounds cliché, but that’s how we do it. You’ll rarely see us follow a regular 9-5 workday.

Take time off when your mind and body need a break. Set-in-stone schedules? Clock-in/clock-out policies? Nope. You won’t have to deal with that here. We don’t set vacation schedules so that you can take off anytime. Take care of your family or yourself.

We fully imbibe the start-up culture down to how we work. Got any travel goals you want to tick off? Go ahead. You can enjoy remote work. We know you have places you have to be.

Life in Poplar

Engineering Perks

We have you covered no matter the situation

Bonusly Credits

We all use Bonusly to reward our colleagues with Popcoins for their hard work and efforts. Popcoins can be converted to eGift cards, vouchers, or donation to your chosen charity.

Internal Referral Bonus

We're always looking for great people to join the team. We give you the opportunity to refer talented individuals and get rewarded for it.

Work where you want to work

Our spacious Poplar headquarters at Maa, Davao or the work villa for BBQs and poolside meetings. If you want, you can even choose to work from home.

Cheers to you, MVP

With Poplar, your contributions to the team's progress and growth never goes unnoticed. Every end of quarter, we reward outstanding team members.

Activity a-plenty

A dedicated Ping-Pong table and a mini-basketball ring is available at our Poplar HQ in case you want to get your mind off things for a bit. There's also a PS5 when you want to scratch off that gaming fix by yourself or with your teammates.

Transient Accommodations

Late hours? Why not stay the night! We offer safe and comfortable sleeping quarters at our villa.

Relocation Assistance

Thinking of moving to Davao permanently? No problem! Let us know and we've got you covered!

Internet Allowance

We keep you connected! Enjoy a monthly internet subsidy courtesy of Poplar Homes!

Not your Average Happy Hour

Sometimes you just want to blow off some steam. We set up karaoke and movie nights, and even Beer & BBQ Fridays, you name it, we'll set it up!

Company & Team Outings

Every month, we hold company events in and outside the office in which employees and even their families can participate in and enjoy.

Free Daily Meals + Unli Coffee!

Enjoy lunches at work every day for FREE! Our in-house chefs prepare delicious, hot meals daily. In need of a coffee fix? Here, it's caffeine-all-you-want all day, every day even at night.

Poplar Events

We organize fun company-sponsored events that foster our team's and our community's growth.

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Company Perks

We have you covered no matter the situation

Unlimited leave credits and flexible work hours

We understand that everyone has needs and activities to attend to—that's why our teammates get unlimited leaves & flexible work schedules.

Mental health and well-being

The pandemic has driven home the importance of mental health. That's why we provide you and your family counseling with up to 20,000.00 coverage.

HMO coverage

You get free daily online consultation right off the bat! Your family or your partner can also get dental, clinic consultations, in-patient care, and more.

Wellness programs

We know that health does equate to wealth and this has to be holistic. Our team gets monthly health talks and activities from qualified Health Care Professionals.

Life Insurance

Having insurance is like having a safety net in anything that you do. We have an active group life insurance that covers up to PHP 200,000.00 available to you as a member of the Poplar family.

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Poplar Culture

Our go-getter culture upholds collaboration, resilience, and innovation

Fail fast, fail cheap!

We’re unafraid of failure. We know that each mistake contains valuable learnings that will get us closer to creativity and innovation.

Think big! Start Small!

We make sure we're always ready to innovate and experiment rather than being slaves to guidelines.

Bias for Action

Taking calculated risks and quick actions is our second nature. We have a strong sense of urgency because speed matters in business.

Transparency

We don’t believe in internal politics. Creating something new requires trust, so candid feedback delivered with good intent is at the heart of everything we do.

Passion

We are genuine about Poplar's success and our shared mission. We revel in what we do, so we push ourselves to become masters of the parts we play.

Collaboration with compassion

Everyone plays an important part. We share ideas and best practices across business. We are not fanatics of traditional hierarchies.

Criticism is a gift

We give helpful, constructive feedback to each other. We know improvement takes time. But when we do improve, we make sure to celebrate—one person’s win is the entire team's win.

We never stop learning

Business, operations, technology, real estate, and our customers—we know a lot about them. But we don’t stop improving because we want to innovate continuously for our customers.

Stand up

Our strong moral compass guides each member to stand by their beliefs. We say what we mean and mean what we say. This gives us the courage to disagree.

It's never about you

It's about our customers. We're obsessed with their problems. We live to find solutions for them and improve on them further

Communicate with purpose

As in all things, communication is key to our success. We make sure we're aligned with each other's objectives in building our products.

Always have fun!

With all that said, we don't take ourselves too seriously. We connect. We celebrate success and wins. Just like you, we like to party and have fun & games!

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How we do hybrid

Work at your own pace anywhere—from home, a co-working space, our HQ in Davao, at our Company Villa's poolside, or a combination of all.

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Learn stuff, meet people, and have fun

Tech Tikiman

‘Tech Tikiman’ is a bi-monthly employee engagement event where team members share their outside interests through a TED talk session, enjoy food and games, and celebrate small wins together.

Poplar Homes Hackathon

A marathon dedicated to bring tech enthusiasts together to develop an AI-powered innovative solutions to Poplar Homes problems within a limited time-frame.

Engineering and Marketing Team Building

The Engineering and Marketing Teams take a break from hustling to strengthen bonds over food and fun activities during our annual team building.

Salesforce Bootcamp

A 2-Day free Salesforce Seminar & Bootcamp for IT professionals looking to transition to Salesforce and fresh graduates exploring career tracks related to Salesforce.

Laag Day

This is an entire day’s worth of activities to foster relationships within the team. We work hard but we play harder!

We do our best to make you proud

As you can see, innovation is our second nature—but we don’t just do things for the sake of it. We continuously strive for greatness because we also want our employees to feel proud of the work they’re doing.