We believe that having the right equipment is crucial to being effective at work. As a fully remote company, we don't have an office. This means you don't have access to the equipment you'd normally find in an office. We do our best to use the money we'd normally spend on an office to provide everyone with the equipment they need to do their job.

Home Office Stipend


We give everyone a $3000 stipend to spend on their laptop and any other equipment they need for their home office.

Apart from the computer you use, it's largely down to you to decide what you need to work effectively. That said, there are a few essentials that you must buy or show you already have. You may buy your equipment from local vendors, it does not need to be through the links below, these are just suggestions. Let's talk through this...

Computer Provision


The first "must have" on the list is your computer, obviously. You can choose from the list of pre-approved options below. Don't worry, we have both Mac and PC options. Please note that if you prefer to get a Windows machine, you will NEED to get one with Windows 11 Pro Operating System. If you accidentally got Windows Home, please contact IT on your first day via the Service Desk.

We recommend the following machines:

Recommended Computers

Ownership

All items purchase via the home office stipend are owned by Oyster whilst you work at the company. If in the future you decide the leave, the computer will remain owned by Oyster, and the ownership of all other equipment will be transferred to the employee. Why?

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Other Essential Items


As well as your computer, there are 3 other essential items of equipment you must have to be able to work safely and productively:

Compared to your computer, we are not as prescriptive about what you buy as long as you do and they're within budget. If you look at this setup here and think your current equipment (ignoring the DSLR camera and mic setup) is not up to par, you probably need to buy them. To help you, here are a few team favourites that should be budget-friendly:

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