In an era when workers are returning to offices, here's how Dropbox is making remote jobs work - AOL

"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. Over time, the company refined scheduling practices, meeting protocols and employee well-being programs to better meet the needs of its distributed workforce."

"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."

Dropbox ended up with a virtual-first staffing model in 2020 and has no plans to return most employees to offices. The company met its financial goals while maintaining remote work as the norm for the vast majority of staff. Dropbox rejects a hybrid approach because it creates long commutes without meaningful in-person collaboration. The company says remote work helps retain talent and that it refined scheduling practices, meeting protocols, and employee well-being programs to support a distributed workforce. Dropbox also creates in-person events at least quarterly for strategy setting, connection, team building, and bonding, while emphasizing flexibility and agency as key workplace values.

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