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Best Work Life - Blog by the team at Float

We’re a fully remote team working async around the world. Learn the tools, processes, and culture that enables us to be productive and live our best work life.

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Introducing the Float Handbook for Working Async Remote

Our commitment to transparency and open communication extends beyond just our hiring process. Here's why we've decided to make the Float Handbook public.

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  • By Linda Biggs

    Talent Partner

7 min read

OKRs: What Worked and What Didn't for Our 40+ People Team

We introduced OKRs to help align our objectives and measure progress as a team. Here's what we learned from the experience and why we've decided to change our approach.

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  • By Glenn Rogers

    CEO & Co-Founder

5 min read

Making the Most of Our Customer Success Team’s Time

Being customer-facing means we need to be available whenever help is required. This is how we maintain a healthy and productive balance of work for our team.

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  • By Alison Prator

    Director of Customer Success

4 min read

Why We’re Introducing New Time Off Policies

Time away from work matters just as much as time at work. Here's why we are increasing our total leave time to 44 days in 2023.

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  • By Georgie Roberts

    Director of Operations

8 min read

Bringing Your A-game to Your Next Team Meetup

Îœeetups are a unique chance to build trust and fuel ideas. Here's how presentations and discussions helped make ours a success.

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  • By Michael Luchen

    Director of Product

7 min read

Helping Your Team Unplug During Their Time Off

Switching off during paid leave is an important part of living your best work life. Here's how to help your team (and yourself) forget about work.

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  • By Siobhan Hayes

    Director of Marketing

4 min read

How To Keep Meets Inclusive in Global Remote Teams

With teammates across the globe, finding a single time for an all-team sync is impossible! Here's how we keep an inclusive and async meeting culture.

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  • By Colin Ross

    Director of Engineering

7 min read

Organizing Remote Team Meetups: 5 Essential Things To Consider

As our team grows, so do the complexity and costs of planning our annual team meetup. Getting the location right is just one critical part.

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  • By Georgie Roberts

    Director of Operations

5 min read

Joining a Global Remote Team: Expectations vs. Reality

Globally dispersed teams have many nuances that new teammates need to pick up. Float's approach makes this easier.

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  • By Sarah Tessier

    Business Operations Manager

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