Best Work Life

Blog by the team at Float
We’re a fully remote team working async around the world. Learn the tools, processes, and culture that enables us to be productive and live our best work life.

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.
CEO & Co-Founder
glenn

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.
Former Director of Customer Success
alison

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.
Director of People and Operations
georgie

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.
Director of Product
michael-luchen

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.
Director of Marketing
siobhan

How To Keep Meets Inclusive in Global Remote Teams

With teammates across the globe, finding a single time for an all-team sync is impossible! Here's how we keep an inclusive and async meeting culture.
Director of Engineering
colin

Organizing Remote Team Meetups: 5 Essential Things To Consider

As our team grows, so do the complexity and costs of planning our annual team meetup. Getting the location right is just one critical part.
Director of People and Operations
georgie

Joining a Global Remote Team: Expectations vs. Reality

Globally dispersed teams have many nuances that new teammates need to pick up. Float's approach makes this easier.
Business Operations Manager
sarah

Healing From Burnout

Recovering from burnout can be a long process. Here's how to rediscover your happier self at work.
Content Marketer
stella-inabo

Challenging Our Hiring Practices as We Grow

Our hiring process has enabled us to find great team members while respecting every candidate’s time. But we're not resting on our laurels.
Former Talent Partner
linda

Best Work Life newsletter

Each quarter, our operations team shares unique insights on how we work async while building a strong and connected global remote team.

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