Envato is now extending it’s 3…
Envato is now extending it’s 3 month “work from anywhere” policy to full time. It’s a nice hybrid approach to the remote work thinking. I love the way Envato considers culture.
Shawn Hooper posted a summary of…
Shawn Hooper posted a summary of the remote work and mental health panel from WordCamp Tampa.
The six month speed bump
The six month speed bump is just one bit of great information I got from Andrew Spittle’s advice on scaling support teams, based on his tenure as Automattic’s head of support (Note, I’m inserting my own paragraph breaks for the sake of readability): Here’s one way that collective 6-month speed bump plays out. When people join their…
How remote work can help cure homelessness in the bay area
Eric Elliott has a unique perspective on homelessness and code. He sees the startup scene (and lack of remote work options) as one of the primary drivers of expensive housing — and therefore homelessness — in the bay area. And he thinks he knows how it can be fixed. His essay has bold ideas, and…
The Year Without Pants
Scott Berkun’s The Year Without Pants is a first person narrative of his time employed at Automattic from August 2010 to May 2012. Berkun entered Automattic as employee number fifty six when the company was replacing its totally flat structure with a team-based one. Berkun’s story centers around his experience managing Team Social, which was…
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