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