Office Policy💻

At Vitrue, we understand the importance of achieving a healthy work-life balance and offering flexibility to our team. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to support both personal and professional needs while fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment.

Office-First🥇

This policy outlines our flexible working arrangements, including our office-first approach and the reasons we find in-person collaboration to be more effective. Our approach to remote/in person is:

Core Office Days for Team Collaboration (Tuesday to Thursday)🤝

To ensure effective teamwork and maintain our strong company culture, we prioritize in-person collaboration during core office days. By having all team members present in the office from Tuesday to Thursday minimum, we can capitalize on face-to-face interactions, brainstorming sessions, and seamless communication, which ultimately leads to increased productivity and innovation.

  1. Flexible Mondays and Fridays: On Mondays and Fridays, employees have the option to work remotely or adjust their working hours, subject to managerial approval. This flexibility allows you to manage personal responsibilities and appointments while ensuring that work objectives are met.
  2. Case-by-Case Adjusted Work Hours: At Vitrue, we appreciate that individual circumstances may require additional flexibility. With your manager's prior approval, you can adjust your working hours to accommodate personal needs or life events. We promote open communication between employees and managers to ensure these adjustments are mutually beneficial and do not impact team operations or project deadlines.
  3. Remote Work Considerations: While we prioritize our office-first approach, we understand that there may be circumstances where remote work is necessary or beneficial. If you have a plumber coming or another need to be home, please discuss your remote work needs with your manager.
  4. If you need to be somewhere else during Core Hours (e.g. you have a medical appointment), please make your team aware. If you are struggling with working arrangements and need more flexibility, please speak to your manager.

Why Office-First💭

We value in-person interactions for several reasons:

  1. Enhanced Collaboration: Being physically present in the office promotes spontaneous conversations, brainstorming sessions, and problem-solving opportunities that can be difficult to replicate in remote settings.
  2. Team Building: Regular face-to-face interactions help strengthen working relationships, build trust, and create a sense of camaraderie among team members.
  3. Clear Communication: In-person communication allows for more effective exchange of ideas and feedback, as non-verbal cues can be crucial for understanding and avoiding miscommunications.
  4. Company Culture: Sharing a physical workspace enables team members to fully immerse themselves in our company culture, promoting a sense of belonging and shared values.

It comes down to the fact that our mission at Vitrue is an extremely challenging one. We believe that the advantages of in person working make us more likely to achieve that mission!

Breaks🧘🏼‍♂️

This is pretty core to what we do as a company, take them! You're not going to do your best work by just staring at a screen all day, so go for a run, read a book, have a stretch, play a game, walk along the canal or go and eat lunch at the dining table.

Remote Work Week🌞