“I had to figure out how to establish some routines to better separate work and life, and clearly define the beginning and end of the work day,” says Nguyen, a director of software engineering at Affirm. Today, she loves the flexibility of working remotely—and even moved to Hawaii for a few months.
Affirm—which is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Salt Lake City, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, and Toronto—is ensuring that this flexibility continues for the entire company. In fact, a few months into the pandemic, they made the decision to permanently become a remote-first company.
“Remote-first is the assumption that everyone is remote as a default, as opposed to the assumption that everyone’s in the office and some people are remote,” says Aleah Warren, a diversity, equity and inclusion manager at Affirm. (The company plans to keep its offices so employees can work in person some or all of the time if they choose.)
Throughout the transition to remote-first, Affirm has cultivated an environment that stresses the importance of employee well-being. They’ve created new perks, reimagined company events, and are offering a transparent compensation structure for those who want to move to a different city. Here’s a closer look at all the ways Affirm is redefining remote-first culture.
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