Ryan added that moving to a remote model of work also decentralises the company’s HQ, meaning employees outside the US can take global roles that would have previously required them to move to San Francisco.
“While we are still in the early phases of living this way of working, we anticipate employees will use these spaces around once a week, with many using them for team gatherings, cross-functional off-sites and in-person planning meetings.” Instead, virtual-first provides a level playing field for all employees, with an emphasis on preserving connection, flexibility and work-life harmony,” she explained. “This can result in a lack of equity across the employee experience. Ryan said the virtual-first approach is “deliberately different” from other hybrid models, which the company wanted to avoid on the basis that it often allows people to self-select whether they are in or out of an office. “Instead, our teams come to our Dublin Studio to connect in person around a shared purpose – whether that’s for team off-sites, culture building, learning and development activities, events or collaboration.” They are not, on the flipside, intended for solo work, and there are no individual work stations, for example,” she said.
“Dropbox Studios are spaces where our people can meet in person, on average once a week, to collaborate with their colleagues and gather for team-building activities. Now in full swing, we heard from Laura Ryan, VP of the company’s global HRBP team, about how its virtual-first model has been working. Then in June 2021, we got a first look at the new redesigned offices, known as Dropbox Studios. In October 2020 Dropbox announced its new working plan, committing to a ‘virtual-first’ approach that would include collaborative spaces and non-linear workdays for its employees in Dublin and further afield. Other hybrid models are even more flexible and allow employees to choose when they come into the office, if at all. While many have opted to do away with their offices and go for a remote-first approach, others have switched to a hybrid model that has employees coming in two or three days a week. The pandemic has led to plenty of companies transforming the way their teams work. Laura Ryan of Dropbox says demand for more flexibility is here to stay, and companies that don’t embrace this trend will struggle to attract talent.
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