From cc90d4a2afadc47f7e05b58b15b7077474193124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: B Byrne Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:17:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] changed expected work hours to 40/week This change better reflects the work hours we keep and expect at Clef. --- Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md | 2 +- Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md b/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md index 50183ed6..63c1c34f 100644 --- a/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md +++ b/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ As a small team, things move very quickly and decisions are made or reversed as new information helps guide us. This makes it really hard to keep up with company progress for anyone who isn’t in the office participating in all of the conversations that are going on. As a result, we put a high premium on physical colocation, even though this limits the geography that we can recruit from. -Every employee is an important contributor to the decisions we make and the work we do as a team, so we expect full-time employees to be at the Clef office between 45 and 50 hours a week, and to be punctual for team meetings. If employees have a consideration which requires them to be out of the office, they should get approval from the founder they report to as far in advance as possible, and at least a full day before the absence. +Every employee is an important contributor to the decisions we make and the work we do as a team, so we expect full-time employees to be at the Clef office 40 hours a week, and to be punctual for team meetings. If employees have a consideration which requires them to be out of the office, they should get approval from the founder they report to as far in advance as possible, and at least a full day before the absence. Employees with chronic or terminal illnesses should talk with the founder they report to about their needs for remote work, flexible time, and other support. diff --git a/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md b/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md index 11e18d8d..856c9d40 100644 --- a/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md +++ b/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ For now, Clef operates as a single team where everyone is working towards compan We believe that if you have too much on your plate, then you can only see what’s right in front of you. You need space and time to think about the future and plan ahead. If we give ourselves room to breathe and think and live, we’re capable of much broader thinking. To achieve that, we try to create a culture that’s not based on scarcity. -You should expect a typical workweek at Clef to be 45-50 hours. Most people show up between 9 and 10 and leave between 6 and 7. We don’t work weekends, but a lot of us host or go to events at night. This is to give you a sense of what’s normal here, but you should work the hours that are healthy and sustainable for you. +You should expect a typical workweek at Clef to be 40 hours. Most people show up between 9 and 10, take an hour for lunch, and leave between 6 and 7. We don’t work weekends, but a lot of us host or go to events at night. This is to give you a sense of what’s normal here, but you should work the hours that are healthy and sustainable for you. We try to make the office atmosphere welcoming and respectful for people of all different backgrounds. This is an ongoing process of negotiating and compromising as we share space, and depends on good communication. If there are specific things you like or want to change, let us know. We’re always getting better :) From 2f7f3bca38c9f7676d80cdda4acc07d2bcb623c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: B Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:25:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update Welcome to Clef.md --- Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md b/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md index 856c9d40..d6e19d22 100644 --- a/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md +++ b/Onboarding Documents/Welcome to Clef.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ For now, Clef operates as a single team where everyone is working towards compan We believe that if you have too much on your plate, then you can only see what’s right in front of you. You need space and time to think about the future and plan ahead. If we give ourselves room to breathe and think and live, we’re capable of much broader thinking. To achieve that, we try to create a culture that’s not based on scarcity. -You should expect a typical workweek at Clef to be 40 hours. Most people show up between 9 and 10, take an hour for lunch, and leave between 6 and 7. We don’t work weekends, but a lot of us host or go to events at night. This is to give you a sense of what’s normal here, but you should work the hours that are healthy and sustainable for you. +You should expect a typical workweek at Clef to be 40-45 hours. Most people show up between 9 and 10, take an hour for lunch, and leave between 6 and 7. We don’t work weekends, but a lot of us host or go to events at night. This is to give you a sense of what’s normal here, but you should work the hours that are healthy and sustainable for you. We try to make the office atmosphere welcoming and respectful for people of all different backgrounds. This is an ongoing process of negotiating and compromising as we share space, and depends on good communication. If there are specific things you like or want to change, let us know. We’re always getting better :) From 9e94a800ab73aff05a0e2bf999b0a92d0e0a08aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: B Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:25:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update Working Remotely.md --- Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md b/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md index 63c1c34f..2eea0fb5 100644 --- a/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md +++ b/Employment Policies/Working Remotely.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ As a small team, things move very quickly and decisions are made or reversed as new information helps guide us. This makes it really hard to keep up with company progress for anyone who isn’t in the office participating in all of the conversations that are going on. As a result, we put a high premium on physical colocation, even though this limits the geography that we can recruit from. -Every employee is an important contributor to the decisions we make and the work we do as a team, so we expect full-time employees to be at the Clef office 40 hours a week, and to be punctual for team meetings. If employees have a consideration which requires them to be out of the office, they should get approval from the founder they report to as far in advance as possible, and at least a full day before the absence. +Every employee is an important contributor to the decisions we make and the work we do as a team, so we expect full-time employees to be at the Clef office 40-45 hours a week, and to be punctual for team meetings. If employees have a consideration which requires them to be out of the office, they should get approval from the founder they report to as far in advance as possible, and at least a full day before the absence. Employees with chronic or terminal illnesses should talk with the founder they report to about their needs for remote work, flexible time, and other support.