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The stipend for co-working is a good one. In general, if you are hiring remote, it’s good to plan to do things like this, plus have stipends for office supplie

The stipend for co-working is a good one. In general, if you are hiring remote, it’s good to plan to do things like this, plus have stipends for office supplies / equipment (buy people a nice chair and/or standing desk, send them good headphones). Replace the “free lunch and beer” budget with things like that. It helps with retention and a sense of belonging and team identity... eg, if you send a “branded gift box” with AirPods Pro to each team member unannounced, they’ll probably really appreciate that, plus you can toss in some swag, like a branded case or bag, t-shirts. Just because folks are remote doesn’t mean you should treat them any less like an employee. Retention is key.

Ididntdothis 7y ago
Agreed. It’s a nice touch to receive swag as remote worker. At my company they often forget the remote people with stuff like this. But most people are onsite and only a few are remote.
- dvtrn 7y ago
  At my company they often forget the remote people with stuff like this. This is my biggest fear having recently been asked to make a few infrastructure changes to allow remote workers. My company is beginning to allow support staff to work and connect to key systems remotely, and while I can’t say how effective the individual workers will be, after a few years here (and soon about to depart) I have to place a vote of no confidence in my leadership to actually put any meaningful weight behind their words of “we are now supporting remote workers”. the reality is they’re now allowing remote workers in a part of the company that sees the most attrition, has the lowest promotion numbers and historically has not received near the same treatment as other departments. I don’t have confidence they’ll be well supported judging from how other remote teams are “supported”, mine included.

Ididntdothis 7y ago

Agreed. It’s a nice touch to receive swag as remote worker. At my company they often forget the remote people with stuff like this. But most people are onsite and only a few are remote.

dvtrn 7y ago
At my company they often forget the remote people with stuff like this. This is my biggest fear having recently been asked to make a few infrastructure changes to allow remote workers. My company is beginning to allow support staff to work and connect to key systems remotely, and while I can’t say how effective the individual workers will be, after a few years here (and soon about to depart) I have to place a vote of no confidence in my leadership to actually put any meaningful weight behind their words of “we are now supporting remote workers”. the reality is they’re now allowing remote workers in a part of the company that sees the most attrition, has the lowest promotion numbers and historically has not received near the same treatment as other departments. I don’t have confidence they’ll be well supported judging from how other remote teams are “supported”, mine included.