Pleasant Solutions believes in making not only pleasant software, but also in making the world a more pleasant place to live. We strive to reflect this philosophy in our corporate values.
Pleasant Software
Our uniqueness is suggested by our company name as we are committed to developing software that is pleasant and easy to use. Over-engineered or needlessly complicated systems, although they are often impressive on the surface, are failures nonetheless in that they are frustrating and difficult to use. We believe that technology solutions that are stressful are not acceptable solutions. Pleasant Solutions seeks to solve your technology problems and simply your workflow, not complicate your life with technology. Your solution should seem natural and obvious after the fact. We will never try to corral you into pre-existing and ill-fitting solutions.
With a motto as bold as “experts you wish you called, the first time”, we at Pleasant Solutions have to be committed to high quality products with long-term stability and sustainability. We build quality systems with skill and expertise, every time.
Pleasant Employees
To create a team with this kind of potential for quality, we hire team members with the highest standards of skill and expertise. Our employees are a highly effective team of intelligent individuals who learn quickly. With team members who have such a strong and intuitive understanding of software, work is more enjoyable as concepts flow rapidly all the way from requirements to completion. Pleasant Solutions prides itself on its excellent software and our developers take personal ownership of this quality.
We only seek to hire people who are also passionate about what they do. Having passion for developing software means that employees enjoy their work and strive to produce excellent software. Technical and business challenges are tackled with creativity and gusto by our high quality team.
Pleasant Work Environment
Since Pleasant hires passionate people, our work environment naturally becomes energetic and passionate about the work that we are doing. This infectious energy and passion motivates our employees, management, and even our clients! We strive to get you excited about your software development project and passionate about the possibilities that we can offer to your company.
However, a passionate and energetic environment is only the first step in creating an efficient software development team. In order to create excellent custom software, we need a strong, unified, and healthy team who can work efficiently and intelligently. With company sponsored social events, Pleasant Solutions creates this strong atmosphere of teamwork while at the same time helping employees to live a balanced lifestyle. Our employees believe that Pleasant Solutions truly is a pleasant place to work.
Pleasant Charity
Our first major company expenditure was a donation to sponsor a child from Kenya through World Vision (a Christian charity focused on reducing child poverty). We felt that this was the best way to help the global community as a company because child sponsorship allows us to contribute on a very regular basis. Donating to World Vision remains Pleasant Solution’s primary charitable donation. Pleasant Solutions has since grown to the sponsorship of 16 World Vision children, and with each new employee hired, we make the commitment to sponsor another child. This way, the company’s donations and social responsibility increase proportionally to our growth in size and number of employees. We encourage our employees to choose their child for the company to sponsor. Company policy also encourages employees to choose a sponsor child who is younger than 12 years of age so that the company can form a long-term commitment to the child. This responsibility does not end with the duration of the employee’s stay at Pleasant, either. Pleasant is committed to sponsoring these children to the end of World Vision’s term of sponsorship (10-15 years). We are committed to World Vision’s mission of helping vulnerable children and creating sustainable communities. Pleasant hopes to one day visit some or all of our sponsor children as a company.
Pleasant Community
Pleasant Solutions is also involved in our local business community. Members of our team are involved in frequent networking events and in other opportunities to connect with our local businesses. Thomas Stachura, CEO and co-owner of Pleasant Solutions, currently volunteers as a board member of the South Edmonton Business Association (SEBA), facilitating local business connections and partnerships. Pleasant Solutions is a member of SEBA as well as the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, and the World Trade Organization. We are also interested in local business partnerships that are mutually beneficial. Currently, we are partnered with several local businesses through direct exchange of work and through frequent referrals.