Flexible working - what it means for us

Managing YOUR time

We want you to manage your energy and your time - and respect whatever decisions you need to make to be the best, happiest, shiniest version of yourself.

We trust you to organise your days to be the most productive and inspired.

• That means if you need to go to the Doctors or for a walk to clear your head or have a nap, tell us as an FYI, but you don’t need to ask for permission.
• That means if you want to work a Saturday and take a Wednesday off, so long as you can make it work with our partners and your team, that’s fine.
• That means if your period cramps are killing you, or you’re absolutely knackered, you need to stop, regroup and when you are feeling up to it, get back on it.

The flip side of this, is that if we ever feel like that trust is being betrayed, we’ll crack down like dragons. Watch out.

You need to create healthy environments to stay focused.

• Get out of the house as much as you can.
• Remember to go for a walk.
• Block out time in your calendar to focus on big projects.

Some practical tips

1. Flight mode on your phone is your friend

2. Consider turning your wifi off - even 20 mins of no disruptions will blow your mind how fast you can crack through a deck

3. Slack is BRILLIANT in supporting with this.

   HACK 1 -> PAUSE NOTIFICATIONS

   HACK 2 -> UPDATE YOUR STATUS - eg. “Gone for a walk for an hour”

You can even sync this with your calendar.

1. Use Clockwise to organise your diary on your behalf
2. “Walk to work” - try and get out for a walk in the morning before you start. It can be your daily commute to your desk, even if for five minutes around the block. You could always do this in the afternoon, but I get tired, so never do. Mornings means it gets DONE.
3. Wind down - if you are off for the day, its the weekend or you just need a break, mute our whatsapp groups. Turn off notifications.