Workplace of the future

35 Side Projects From the Buffer Team

Workplace of the future

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Why and How We Close Buffer For The Last Week Of The Year

Workplace of the future

Every year since 2016 we've closed Buffer for a week at the end of the year. It’s like a reset, except across the whole company.

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How Buffer’s Content Team Uses AI

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In this article, the Buffer Content team shares exactly how and where we use AI in our work.

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Buffer is Remote but not Async-First, Here's Why

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How to Send Better Email: 7 Ways To Level Up Your Email Skills Today

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How Volunteering Supports My Role at Buffer

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How We Run Performance Reviews At Buffer And Why I Have Mixed Feelings About Them

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The Document of All Documents: How Our Customer Advocacy Team Works With Information Overwhelm

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How Are Leaders Experiencing Remote Work?

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We Pay Out Unused Sabbaticals When Someone Leaves Buffer, Here’s Why

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How We Handle Severance In Cases Of Mutual Separation

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Some Remote Workers Struggle With Leaving Home: Here’s How We Handle it at Buffer

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For some, remote work can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. I recount my own experience working from home as well as share how my Buffer colleagues manage to have active social lives while WFH.

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Why We Invest In Internal Documentation on Buffer’s Customer Advocacy Team

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Key Insights from The 2023 State of Remote Work

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Spotlighting Culture in Ghana From a Buffer Teammate

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At Buffer, we regularly share cultural spotlights to connect our global team and help us understand one another at a deeper level. Cheryl, one of our customer advocates, presents a deep dive into Ghana.

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Spotlighting Digital Nomading & Third Cultures from a Buffer Teammate

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At Buffer, we regularly share cultural spotlights to connect our global team and help us understand one another at a deeper level. Sophie, our Growth Marketing Manager, presents a deep dive into life as a digital nomad.

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Spotlighting Culture in Thailand From a Buffer Teammate

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At Buffer, we regularly share cultural spotlights to connect our global team and help us understand one another at a deeper level. Ben, one of our customer advocates, presents a deep dive into Thailand.

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Here’s How Much Time We Take Off At Buffer - Our New Time Off Dashboard

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Our new time-off dashboard is meant to help our team members prioritize their mental health by providing a deep dive into how we utilize our vacation time as a company.

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How We Made Our Hybrid Meetup Inclusive

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How We Set Communications Expectations As A Fully Remote Team

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I Took 7 Weeks Off Work After Hiring 3 New Teammates, Here’s Why It Worked Out

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After hiring three new teammates I took an extended period off of work on sabbatical. This time ended up being really positive for my team, here's why and how I set everyone up for support while I was out.

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Build Week at Buffer: What It Is and How We’re Approaching It

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Read all about the idea behind Build Week, what it means, and how we're approaching it.

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Our 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

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In this post we share how we collected our DEI data, used it to identify focus areas, and formulated a roadmap to support our goals, ensuring DEI is a foundational component of our company strategy.

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How We Offer Async Training To Our Fully-Distributed Customer Advocacy Team

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At the beginning of this year, we had a chance to explore new asynchronous training ideas for our remote team. Here's how we formatted it and encouraged participation.

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