Best Work Life - Blog by the team at Float

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15 years of Float

This month, we celebrate 15 years of Float.

Glenn Rogers

CEO & Co-Founder

Giving our team generous agency over their time

Empowering everyone on your team to have agency over their time is key to wellbeing and productivity. Here's how we seek to provide agency to each team member at Float.

Georgie Roberts

Director of People and Operations

Shipping UX wins: the building blocks for continuous product improvement

Prioritizing UX wins is crucial for delivering exceptional user experiences in SaaS and fostering cross-department collaboration.

Tony Rule

Former Senior Technical Product Manager

Why we prioritize flexibility over a four-day workweek

The key to an effective and productive team isn't a four-day workweek but a fully-remote workforce and a flexible schedule.

Glenn Rogers

CEO & Co-Founder

How to build a strong, connected remote team of 50+ people

Working remotely can feel lonely and disconnected at times. Virtual spaces and group experiences help bring our team closer together.

Romina Aranzola

Former Talent & Experience Coordinator

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.

Linda Biggs

Former Talent Partner

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.

Glenn Rogers

CEO & Co-Founder

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.

Alison Prator

Former Director of Customer Success

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.

Georgie Roberts

Director of People and Operations

Bringing your a-game to your next team meetup

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

Michael Luchen

Former Director of Product

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.

Siobhan Hayes

Director of Marketing

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