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thoughtbot is one of Quartz's Best Companies for Remote Workers in 2022

We’ve been named one of Quartz’s Best Companies for Remote Workers! Here are some highlights of our path to fully remote and things we’ve learned along the way.
Chad Pytel
September 16, 2022
Interviewing like it's a classroom. In a good way.

Observing some aspects that job interviews and learning and teaching a foreign language have in common, in communication style in a broad way.
Valeria Graffeo
August 15, 2022
Agreeably Disagreeing aka How to Handle Conflicts

A collection of conflict resolution tips from personal experience in customer service.
Crystal Williams-Brown
April 19, 2022
- Communication
- Teams
Working in my native language requires empathy

It’s exhausting to communicate all day in your non-native language, but we can practice kindness and understanding to relieve some of that mental load.
Matheus Richard
March 9, 2022
- Communication
- Community
- Inclusivity
- DEI
- Happiness
Using A Silent Activity To Get Group Buy-In

We walkhtrough how we use a silent sorting activity to help hear from all stakeholders and align the group on a singular product strategy.
Kelly Gebo
January 28, 2022
How the Beatles Helps Us Reduce Risk

How cross-functional teams and different perspectives help your product (& the Beatles) reduce risk.
Emily Bahna
January 20, 2022
Product Roadmap Best Practices

Our tips can help founders nail their first version product while keeping track of their future vision.
Kelly Gebo
November 5, 2021
We’re Fully Remote

In the beginning of 2021 thoughtbot made the decision to go fully remote. This blog highlights a bit more insight into the decision and the excitement we have for the path ahead.
Diana Bald
October 19, 2021
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- Communication
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- Teams
- Culture
- Continuous Improvement
The Curse of Knowledge

Ever played Charades and acted out the perfect mime to ‘James Bond’, only to be met with blank stares? That moment when you wonder “Are my friends fools!?”, that’s the curse of knowledge.
Jared Turner
September 28, 2021
Pay the cost up front. Don't distribute it to others.

Our communication practices can be very disrupting. Remote work has taught me to be more considerate of how I communicate with others. We should treat other people’s time as we like ours to be treated.
German Velasco
October 2, 2020
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- Remote
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