Pay Without Borders with Deel, GitLab, and Safetywing

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Dec 20, 2022

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In this engaging conversation, Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, shares his expertise on building effective remote work cultures. Alex Bouaziz, CEO of Deel, discusses the intricacies of international hiring and compensation, while Sondre Rasch, co-founder of SafetyWing, highlights the importance of health benefits for remote workers. They dive into the future of work, exploring whether the traditional office is dead, the rise of asynchronous communication, and how companies can attract top talent in this evolving landscape.

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INSIGHT

Shifting Office Mentality

The traditional office mentality, focused on physical presence, is fading.
Distributed work allows companies to prioritize results and employee autonomy.

INSIGHT

Global Talent Pool

Remote work expands the talent pool beyond local limitations.
Companies can now hire the best globally, increasing competitiveness.

ANECDOTE

GitLab's Async Approach

GitLab, with 1600+ employees in 60+ countries, prioritizes asynchronous work.
They view synchronous communication as a complement, not a replacement.

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The predecessor to the office was Florence’s Uffizi Gallery – an admin building to the Medici mercantile empire. That was in… 1560. In the centuries to come, work was revolutionized, with perhaps the most well-known inflection of Ford Motors adopting the 40-hour work week in 1926. The cubicle? We have Robert Propst to thank for that, entering the picture in 1968.

It wasn’t until the 80s when the Internet appeared on the scene and wifi released in 1997, forever changing the way people live and work. Since then, companies have continued to adopt many of the practices from the 20th century, despite the possibilities being fundamentally different.

COVID sent a shock into that system, forcing many people to adopt a distributed model and despite much debate about what the future holds, this episode will highlight the many ways that companies are continuing to adapt.

Will companies shift toward more asynchronous work? How will a distributed model shift the way we hire? How will companies attract top talent, and is remote the only benefit that matters? What workers and companies will come out on top of this sea change?

And of course… is the office dead? We’ll address these questions, and much more!

Topics covered:

00:00 - History of remote work
3:27 - Is the office dead?
7:05 - Async vs sync
16:18 - Building culture remotely
27:15 - Attracting top talent
31:16 - The evolution of benefits
36:04 - Remote work vs work
39:29 - Location-based pay
46:36 - Open salaries
51:23 - Vetting top talent
55:32 - The need to adapt
58:39 - Rewriting the rules
1:03:09 - Infrastructure gaps

Resources:

GitLab’s Remote Handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/

Deel’s Salary Insights Tool: https://www.deel.com/salary-insights

Deel’s State of Global Hiring report: https://www.deel.com/state-of-global-hiring-2022

Deel:

Deel’s website: https://www.deel.com/
Deel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deel
Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouazizalex

SafetyWing

SafetyWing’s website: https://safetywing.com/
SafetyWing on Twitter: https://twitter.com/safetywing
Sondre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SRasch

GitLab:

GitLab’s website: https://about.gitlab.com/
GitLab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gitlab
Darren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrenmurph

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