Topics also covered on the podcast episode:
- How Darren got the rare title of “Head of Remote”
- Why GitLab choose “all-remote” as their company identity
- Why hybrid remote teams can lead to guilt and burnout
- Why “storytelling ability” is important in GitLab
- GitLab’s “handbook-first” approach
- Darren answering questions from Twitter
Mentioned resources:
- Darren’s Twitter
- Darren’s Instagram
- Andreas Klinger of AngelList: Normalizing Hiring Outside Silicon Valley
- GitLab’s Guide to All-Remote
- The importance of a handbook-first approach to documentation
- GitLab Handbook
- Informal Communication in an all-remote environment
- GitLab onboarding
- GitLab communication