"We are explicitly not hybrid. We think this is the worst of all worlds, where employees suffer through long commutes only to sit on Zoom because most of our colleagues are distributed. We really believed in this creation of an even playing field. The rules of that are, largely, individual work is done remotely by everyone, but we still come together in person at least quarterly for strategy setting, connection, team building and bonding."
"The pandemic tested our assumption that we have to be in person in order to be productive. Allowing employees to work from anywhere helps Dropbox retain talent, said Rosenwasser, who leads the cloud storage provider's human resources teams. Over time, the company refined scheduling practices, meeting protocols and employee well-being programs to better meet the needs of its "distributed" workforce, she said."
"It's especially important to us to maintain this posture as so many other companies across many, many industries are mandating return to office. Rosenwasser reflected on the ways Dropbox thrives with remote workers and creates in-person events to build community."
Many companies ended pandemic-era remote work despite employee resistance. Dropbox will not return most workers to offices and uses a virtual-first staffing model adopted in 2020. The company met financial goals under the remote approach and remains committed to making remote work the norm for most employees. Dropbox says the pandemic tested assumptions about needing in-person presence for productivity. The company refined scheduling, meeting protocols, and employee well-being programs to support a distributed workforce. Dropbox also creates in-person events to build community while maintaining a posture that contrasts with return-to-office mandates across industries.
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