Working Remotely

We knew no alternative so many policies were as natural as breathing. We tried to develop and lean on trust rather than develop policies.

It started day 1.  We were an early company to be fully remote (6 years ago), so it is just so natural for us now.…

First we developed the idea for our business model, then we implemented our plans by hiring a workforce of talented employees from all over the…

Of course! A few things that we do is have team retreats to get together where we all meet in person. This helps bring a…

Yes! Within our hiring process, we put a lot of emphasis on the cultural fit of potential employees and therefore have a pool of people…

Yes. While our employees work in different states and alone from home, no one feels like they are working alone because they see each other…

The best thing we do, I think, is our yearly meetup. It’s a very democratic meetup, meaning that we vote on everything—where we want to…

We schedule engagement activities each quarter that all can participate in. We make sure there are activities that resonate with the types of gig workers…

We consider our remote employees for any event we plan as a company. We limit office parties to only twice a year since remotes cannot…

If you are thinking of adopting a remote workforce I would advise you to first do your research – see if a remote work environment…

The most critical thing to understand when it comes to remote working is it only works if you can commit. You can’t just nominate a…

Keep a keen eye out for certain WFM (Works for Me) traits that give a professional a leg up if they chose to select a…

Probably the biggest challenge is having to deal with multiple time zones. In our case this is as worse as it gets because we have…

Remote workforces are amazing, but they have their own unique challenges, just as a local workforce does. While in-person, one-off conversations may work great for…

For Doist, it has been a very natural, organic process. We have always been remote-first, so it is integrated into our company’s DNA. Nevertheless, as…

We meet in person every three or four months for an all-company meeting where we strategize and work on big projects together in person. Otherwise,…

Most communication at Mokriya happens on Slack. This is supplemented though with one-on-ones, team huddles and all-hands meetings on Zoom.

The most effective communication method we’ve used is video calls on Google Hangouts. Text-based communication channels such as email and HipChat/Slack certainly have their place…

The communication has gotten better between the team. We are a very tight-knit “travel family” and our goal is to service our clients in the…

We are more organized now. You have to be extremely organized if you want to go remote because it’s easy to get lost in emails,…

We developed a concept of core hours and started to avoid hiring from locations where the core hours are during the nighttime. We did this…

We offer some flexibility in work schedules so that team members can have somewhat of a normal schedule, but we also require work hours to…

We generally work on East Coast time (8am to 5pm) but have early birds on the East Coast and night owls on the West Coast,…

We work in EST/CST business hours for the most part. Certain roles that are not client facing have more flexibility, but we still require at…