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Resolve "Create new all-remote guide // The GitLab Test: 12 Steps to Better Remote"

Darren Murph requested to merge 12292-create-new-all-remote-guide-the-gitlab-test-12-steps-to-better-remote into master

This page was inspired by @mwoolf in GitLab's #remote Slack channel.

I was thinking about how the word “remote” is used in job ads at the moment (particually since COVID hit) and how misleading it can be. I get a lot of recruiters reaching out with “remote” roles on a huge spectrum between “1 day a week WFH” and GitLab-level remote working. Personally, I would only consider the latter to be remote working.

I wondered if something like the Joel Test for a team’s level of remote-adoption could be useful for companies looking to hire? Questions like “Are working hours defined?“, “Do senior execs work from the same office?” or “Is most communication about work done asynchronously?”

The goal for this guide is to create a shareable piece of content that...

  1. Quickly shows an org/leader if they're on the right track in a remote transition
  2. Creates opportunities to link out to other all-remote guides
  3. Create a foundational rubric for a quantitative approach to the spectrum of remote work

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Closes #12292 (closed)

Edited by Darren Murph

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