At Bitfount we encourage flexible working. This applies to the hours you work in the day and we do not prescribe set times. All we ask is that you attend the meetings you have been invited to on time.
We also have a Hybrid working policy which means we have a mixture of working from home and being in the office certain days of the week.
The below describes the Bitfount Leadership Team’s current thinking on the best approach to office working. Our overall aim in defining the work environment is to help the team achieve both success and an enjoyable work culture. We considered Bitfount’s current needs, the office search survey conducted in October 2021 and various research evidence in developing the policy (references below).
There are a few common approaches to deciding where people should work:
As Bitfount is at a relatively early stage of its development compared to a more established company we believe we will benefit most from Hybrid work. We believe this will achieve our joint aims of increased team productivity and well-being with strong collaborations, relationships and culture. We have already seen an increase in productivity in meeting more regularly in person. As a company, we see ‘Better Together’, relationships and culture as key to achieving success.
In October 2021 we ran a survey to determine team members’ preferences for the number of days per week in an office. At the time we had 8 people in the team. The results were:
| Preferred num days in-office | Num Employees |
|---|---|
| <1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 |
Being in the office for certain amounts of time is associated with increased productivity with the following activities: on-boarding, creative discussions, innovation, brainstorming, coaching, training, and quick unblocking of problems. There is also some evidence that office-based work is associated with better mental health due to clearer boundaries between work and home.