Best Work Life

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.

6 min read

Our New Family Leave Benefit: Supporting Your Best Work and Family Life

A best work life looks different for all of us, including how we spend time with our families.

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  • By Georgie Roberts

    Director of Operations

6 min read

Great Customer Support Is More Than Just Answering Tickets

Customer support plays a vital role in ensuring that users get the most value out of your product and enhances their experience from the get-go.

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  • By Alison Prator

    Director of Customer Success

5 min read

How Extroverts Can Thrive in Asynchronous Remote Teams

Before the pandemic, I was convinced that I needed the IRL social aspect of work to be happy. The last couple of years has been an opportunity to reshape this view and pursue my best work life that's async remote.

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  • By Mia Northrop

    Former UX Research Lead

7 min read

Self-designing a Productive Workday

Knowing what energizes you and helps you get into different zones is a powerful insight to have about yourself. It also empowers you to self-design a workday that is unique and productive to you.

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  • By Siobhan Hayes

    Director of Marketing

6 min read

Our New Async All Hands: The Float Remote Roadshow

We've created a new way to bring everyone together that aligns with us being async-first, is an effective and meaningful use of our time, and is true to our core values as a company.

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  • By Georgie Roberts

    Director of Operations

3 min read

No FOMO Week: Why We're Taking an All-Team Holiday Offline

This year, we are stepping up our focus on building a best work life culture... which includes giving everyone a week to completely switch off.

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  • By Georgie Roberts

    Director of Operations

7 min read

Hiring for Growth: Lessons From Startup to Scaleup

If there is one piece of advice I can give for when to hire it is this: Do the job first, and do it until you know someone else could be doing it better.

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  • By Glenn Rogers

    CEO & Co-Founder

7 min read

One Size Does Not Fit All: Why We Choose Asynchronous Remote

One of the biggest pitfalls I see with remote work is not committing to it in culture and leadership processes. Effective remote work is built on trust and boundaries.

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  • By Linda Biggs

    Talent Partner

6 min read

How We Make the Most of Our Time by Working Async

Asynchronous communication is the default for all team members and all messages at Float. It's how we're able to manage our time effectively, to do our best work.

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  • By Alan Miles

    Former Senior Product Manager

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