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IMO the biggest shift with remote work is building a culture of writing and async communication. Like sitting down, thinking clearly, writing your thoughts and
by nojvek 3y ago
IMO the biggest shift with remote work is building a culture of writing and async communication.
Like sitting down, thinking clearly, writing your thoughts and sharing.
At Stripe, this was perhaps the biggest differentiator in their culture compared to anywhere else I’ve witnessed.
Writing docs to clearly communicate where things are, where things are heading, where they should be heading was just as important as writing code.
Many in-office companies don’t have that. Some higher ups make decisions after verbal chat, throw it down the decision chain. Every level down, some details are lost and the ICs don’t know why they’re doing what they’re doing.
I have complicated relationship with Stripe, but their writing culture has made a forever impression on me.
- lnsru 3y agoI spent many years in a company without documentation culture. There were project plans for managers, but no single technical document. All the requirements were gathered during meetings verbally. So the guys who were for decades in the company were hiding information from new hires and that way were controlling everything. It was super toxic since nobody could advance without kneeling before all mighty old dude. This company couldn’t exist without office.
- omscs99 3y agoWow you just described my current gig, it’s like they have this inner circle of management/architects that just withholds information. No one documents anything. It’s a fucking mess