Danielle Bal

What do you do at 1nergiek?

I have been working at 1nergiek since 2020 and by now I have been fulfilling the role of HR Manager with great pleasure for a number of years. Recently, I have also become part of the Management Team, a wonderful next step that I am proud of. Together with my HR colleagues, I deal with pretty much everything related to our employees: from absenteeism, contracts and employment law to recruitment and training. In addition, I am very much involved in further developing and improving our HR department and our processes. That variety is exactly what I like so much. No day is the same and usually a day turns out completely differently than I had planned in the morning. But for me, that is precisely 1nergiek!

How did you end up in this profession?

Actually, it is quite a funny story, I think. In 2020, in the middle of the corona period, I was supposed to come and help at 1nergiek “for a little while” in the HR department to handle absenteeism, because that position was not filled at the time. I made it very clear that this would really only be for a short period... Well, that did not quite turn out that way. I liked the HR profession and 1nergiek so much that I stayed. From 1nergiek, I got the opportunity to further develop myself and study, and I seized that opportunity with both hands. That is how I obtained my higher professional education degree in Case Management and recently my post-bachelor's degree in Employment Law. In the meantime, I have learned an enormous amount and within HR I have been able to take great steps in areas including digitalization, automation and our HR processes. When I look at where we came from and where we are now, I am quite proud of that!

What gives you energy in your work?

Just the name 1nergiek gives me energy! Especially the atmosphere, the vibe and the way we interact with each other make me go to work every day with pleasure. We work hard and are serious when necessary, but there is also always room for humor and conviviality. We know each other, are there for each other and the door is always open. That warm and personal feeling makes 1nergiek special for me and that really gives me energy.

What is a situation at work that has stayed with you, and why that one in particular?

Choosing one situation is actually impossible. By now I have experienced too many beautiful, hectic, special and sometimes difficult moments for that. No day is the same and that often leads to situations where you think: how are we going to solve this again? But it is precisely those moments that often stay with you the most.