Re:Ask HN: How do remote first businesses maintain cultural ...
by bombcar on Sunday October 09, 2022 @01:48PM
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Yeah, don't try to make your employees be friends and family.
HOWEVER, you can still build the "work friend" camaraderie through some specific things.
For example, get together at least once a year, maybe more often for "in-person sessions" - if you have no main office just rent a room or two from a hotel and have everyone stay on premises, pay for lunch and dinner, etc. Don't force everyone to go to dinner together, but do have one nice staff dinner.
Always be late to staff meetings, give people time to chat before the meeting begins. Up to you if this is explicit or not.
HOWEVER, you can still build the "work friend" camaraderie through some specific things.
For example, get together at least once a year, maybe more often for "in-person sessions" - if you have no main office just rent a room or two from a hotel and have everyone stay on premises, pay for lunch and dinner, etc. Don't force everyone to go to dinner together, but do have one nice staff dinner.
Always be late to staff meetings, give people time to chat before the meeting begins. Up to you if this is explicit or not.
Don't record everything.