The working hours are set at 35 hours per week / 7 hours per day, (lunch time included). The working hours have been deliberately changed from 8 hours per day to 7 hours per day, as the goal of our culture is not to work long hours, but to be very productive while working. It is important that we are all flexible in relation to busyness that goes up and down and focus on being efficient when we work, but without the hours running away from you.

There are flexible working hours at GoPublic. We work efficiently and productively. You don't need to ask permission to go to the doctor, leave early to pick up the kids, drop off the car for an inspection in the middle of the day, etc. As long as you take ownership over your deliveries, and are aware of eventual dependencies from your coworkers, all is well. This flexibility goes both ways if there are client emergencies, project bottlenecks or deliveries, when we have gatherings, hackathons and the like.

There is no requirement for physical attendance.

Partners and team leads should at all times be aware of their responsibility in identifying and managing workload, while fostering a healthy work environment where employees are not overburdened. Partners and team leads should continuously evaluate employees’ capacity and workload, and ensure that resources (both time and skills) match the tasks at hand. This may include evenly distributing tasks or bringing in extra help when necessary.

Regular status meetings: We have regular 1:1 status meetings where well-being and overall job satisfaction is on the agenda. This can help identify potential issues early and enables us to address them collaboratively.

We work as one team: We work as a team and everyone is ready to help if a task or a project needs extra hands to be finished on time. No matter if the task is outside your normal area of expertise.

You’re not expected to be instantly available at all times. It’s not expected that you answer slack messages, Wrike comments, emails and so on instantly. Notifications from Slack and email can be muted and checked 2-4 times a day when needed. If many people rely on your help you should mark your calendar when you are open for questions.

Our meetings are short, decision-based and rarely include more than 3 people. Going forward always include:

• a clear purpose
• agenda
• all participants roles

Meetings are booked with respect to other people's time and it’s generally ok to decline a meeting if you planned a stretch of work at the time even though the calendar is free.

Meetings should be carefully planned because they potentially consume a lot of working time for many people. Please consider if meetings can be shortened or completely avoided with a more thorough preparation, like sharing a well-crafted decision proposal in advance, or writing down the questions. This saves everyone time and keeps the focus on meaningful work.

Candy, sodas and unhealthy snacks shouldn’t be part of everyday life at the office. Instead we make sure there’s fruit and nuts. When there is a Friday bar or other social events, on the other hand, there is wine, beer, soda and snacks at the company's expense. 

Office smokes are a thing of the past.

We support initiatives where we do something for our physical health together. Playing Padel Tennis, OCR runs, winter bathing, climbing events etc. Activities can be initiated by everyone and are more than welcome.

We like to be social together. And we like to party - and also get drunk. But we don't want alcohol to be a central thing that permeates all social activities. We encourage and appreciate activities that do not involve alcohol. And regardless of the event, there is of course always room for you not to drink alcohol.