How Pandemic Made Us Remote Friendly
summary
Company grows from five offices to 30+ locations and turns a three-person remote outpost into 3 to 400 employees remote overnight, forcing a six‑month decentralization roadmap into one month. Practical fixes: ship chairs and desks, keep cameras on, run daily virtual breakfasts then weekly lunches, create a social committee and clear async decision trails. Policy becomes work from anywhere with payroll-tied office assignment, two main time zones (CET, ET), contractors or employer-of-record pilots in Colombia/Brazil, and investments in mixed‑office audio/video and desk‑booking.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker intro
- 2:49Pre-pandemic office culture
- 5:39Pandemic shift to remote work
- 7:02Humanizing remote communication
- 11:57Over-communication in remote teams
- 15:28Social events and team bonding
- 16:50Setting clear expectations
- 18:56Team reflection and agile processes
- 21:04Remote work policy and flexibility
- 24:57Future of global remote work
- 27:48Conclusion and Q&A
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