For engineers a working with them to solve a real issue is pretty telling. GitLab is a young company but so far we never had to fire an engineer and I largely attribute it to this.
Totally agree that retaining is the other side of the story. We actively encourage people to tell about their life outside of work and celebrate the diversity in cultures.
The article also talks about geographic diversity which I think is a great help in getting good people to apply, we have people in 4 continents now. If we only had to hire in the bay area we can't have been as selective as we're now.
Totally agree that retaining is the other side of the story. We actively encourage people to tell about their life outside of work and celebrate the diversity in cultures.
The article also talks about geographic diversity which I think is a great help in getting good people to apply, we have people in 4 continents now. If we only had to hire in the bay area we can't have been as selective as we're now.