Afraid that working remotely means sitting at home 9 hours in a row without seeing the sun? That’s not how it works in Hygge companies.
We know that being clos...
Being self-sufficient is key to success ✔️
When you run into a problem, always attempt to find a solution on your own before asking for help: look up answers ...
Someone on your team made a mistake? Stop looking for someone to blame and start focusing on fixing the problem and preventing it from happening again.
Everyon...
When working in a fully-remote company, people are free from commuting and colleagues’ questionable music choices. You can work from wherever you want, whenever...
Never worked in an all-remote company? Not sure what a Hygge lifestyle is all about?
Here are a few tips on how to acclimate quickly to your new work environme...
Answer emails at a café in Paris. Update codes on a beach sipping a Mai Tai. Take a work call after an immersive yoga class in India. With us, you can experimen...
Being ambitious and eager to achieve is great! But we don’t want you to sacrifice crucial parts of your life in pursuit of a perfect career.
At Hygge, we beli...
Struggling with productivity while working remotely? Try building yourself a comfy workspace!
Keep it organized and simple. Think about what you often need at h...
When you’re working remotely communication is crucial so everyone can stay on the same page. Hygge Companies rely on clear details and explanations that are vis...
Have you ever felt lost at a new job? We get how frustrating it can be to start a new job without much guidance. That’s why every newcower who starts with us is...
Planning your day when you’re working remotely is crucial. It can be the difference between a successful day or a day wasted. To make sure you finish your check...
At inca.digital we are all for complete location independence! We truly don’t care WHERE you work as long as you DO the work and do it well.
Wouldn’t it be co...
In Hygge Companies, documenting is key 🔑 You have to document everything that you’re working on. The company’s wiki is a priceless resource of information. It’s...
Meet Yana! She’s a member of the Hygge Team at Inca.digital. It’s her job to welcome all the newbies and maintain a peaceful atmosphere in our team. Yana has se...
Small iterations are the way to develop within big distributed teams. Break down your tasks into atomic pieces and achieve something every day, however insignif...
To stay connected as a team, leverage video calls to get to know each other. Yes, we want to see your pet, say “Hi” to your partner, and know a little more abou...
It can be great to play with shiny toys every day, but the truth is you need to focus on something for quite a while before you become good at it. Always concen...
Normally, Hygge Companies’ employees have set tasks and milestones with due dates for all their projects. Work location and time spent don’t matter. Our no-time...
Don’t be afraid to screw up. Hygge Companies work really hard to make sure things can’t be easily broken, even from the inside. Think outside the box, try new t...
Join Marina , BI team lead at inca.digital, as she walks us through what her week looks like working remotely from Bali 🧡
If you could live anywhere else, wher...
Working remotely doesn’t mean working alone. To keep everyone involved, Hygge Companies arrange periodic “workations” around the world for team members to get t...
At Hygge Companies, both employers and employees are mindful of work/life balance and plan regular breaks. Taking a vacation isn’t selfish. Regularly recharging...
Hygge Companies don’t track vacation days or have any special paid time-off policy. This allows employees to plan their work hours and time off the way they wan...
There’s no excuse for failing in silence or assuming something doesn’t work because you couldn’t figure it out! If something isn’t clear, or you just want a sec...
How do Hygge Companies track performance?
Since transparency is crucial at Hygge Companies, we have open processes on issue trackers, such as GitHub. Everyone ...
Feeling isolated and lost when working remotely?
Talk to people. Reach out to your colleagues. Post questions in your company's issue tracker or chat.
It's tot...
Hygge Companies don’t track vacation days and don’t have any special paid-time-off policy. It allows employees to plan their work hours and time-off the way the...
One way to show other team members you value their time is to add more structure to your communication. Provide context, make lists, link issues, add labels, us...
If it’s not in GitHub, it never happened Hygge companies keep all substantive conversations and discussions in the issue tracker, so they have the entire histor...
Here are some tips for breaking goals into tasks:
- Set SMART goals
- Avoid creating tasks that require longer than one hour, unless absolutely necessary.
- If...
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