We care about the quality of the work we produce rather than the amount of hours worked. We believe we individually know how we work best and can therefore set our own hours.
Some things to note:
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We do not have a set amount of hours you need to work in a day or week. Some people will work 6 hours, some 7, sometimes more than 8. Many of us will vary our hours day to day whilst others prefer routine.
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We do not have a specific start time but we do have our All Hands Mondays and Fridays at 9:50am EST, and Wednesdays at 9.30am EST, so you should get into the office or Microsoft Teams in our #announcements channel.
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Likewise there isn't a time we expect everyone to leave the office. Of course, if you're leaving at 4.30pm EST every day and are having problems delivering on your commitments, someone will likely provide you with feedback to help improve things.
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Pressure can creep in around deadlines and sometimes staying late to ensure a smooth launch or to help diagnose and fix a problem is a necessity. However, these occassions should be very rare. If you regularly feel this pressure, say more than twice a year, then speak to a colleague.
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Pressure can also arise when peers work seemingly longer hours than yourself. All we can suggest is that we have open and honest ways of providing feedback so unless someone has raised an issue with you, you're likely doing fine.
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If you are taking half a day, read about our flexible holidays
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It is worth noting that most of our employment contracts with staff do in fact have set contractual hours. This is so we can withdraw this privilege if necessary.