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This reminds me of Alan work culture [1], Alan is a startup with a zero meeting policy and a very strong culture of writing. They check the quality of one's wri
by skagenpilot 4y ago
This reminds me of Alan work culture [1], Alan is a startup with a zero meeting policy and a very strong culture of writing. They check the quality of one's writing during their interview process.
Alan leaders also have other strong ethos like "no managers" and "complete transparency".
I really wonder if these companies are exceptions or if this organisationel model could be replicated more widely. I guess it caters to some very specific personality types.
[1] https://blog.alan.com/bien-etre-au-travail/who-we-are-and-how-we-are-building-our-culture https://blog.alan.com/bien-etre-au-travail/who-we-are-and-ho...
- dia80 4y agoTo me, some of the benefits of having the occasional meeting is to create a shared understanding of what's going on and also to enable a vigorous group discussion. I'm not sure I would know how to replicate that with writing alone.
- Frotag 4y agoChatrooms for each team, but visible to other teams. And a culture of encouraging technical discussion to be summarized or at least alluded to in the public chat. I'm sure this doesn't scale, but for a company of <20 developers, this worked amazingly. It was also great for finding answers to silly questions without having to bug someone.
- impute 4y agoThere's nothing on that page that mentions "no managers"