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Questions and Answers
True or false:Automattic is a company that only operates in the United States.
True or false:Automattic is a company that only operates in the United States.
False
True or false: Automattic believes in having a remote workforce to give everyone an equal playing field.
True or false: Automattic believes in having a remote workforce to give everyone an equal playing field.
False
True or false: A distributed company can have access to a larger pool of talent and intelligence.
True or false: A distributed company can have access to a larger pool of talent and intelligence.
True
True or false: A distributed workforce limits people's autonomy over how they do their work.
True or false: A distributed workforce limits people's autonomy over how they do their work.
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True or false: Documenting everything is not necessary in a distributed workforce.
True or false: Documenting everything is not necessary in a distributed workforce.
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True or false: Communication in a distributed workforce should be done mostly offline.
True or false: Communication in a distributed workforce should be done mostly offline.
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True or false: Experimenting with different tools is not recommended in a distributed company.
True or false: Experimenting with different tools is not recommended in a distributed company.
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True or false: Coming together for short, intense bursts is not helpful in a distributed company.
True or false: Coming together for short, intense bursts is not helpful in a distributed company.
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True or false: A distributed company allows employees to work only in a specific office location.
True or false: A distributed company allows employees to work only in a specific office location.
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True or false: According to the text, the majority of companies that will change the world will function as a distributed company in the future.
True or false: According to the text, the majority of companies that will change the world will function as a distributed company in the future.
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Study Notes
- Automattic is a company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack and WooCommerce with 800 distributed employees in 67 countries.
- The company believes in having a distributed workforce rather than remote to give everyone an equal playing field.
- A distributed company can fish from the entire ocean for talent and intelligence.
- A distributed workforce gives people autonomy over how they do their work.
- Document everything to allow others to pick up where you left off and to help people in different time zones interact.
- Have as much communication as possible online to allow new people to catch up quickly.
- Find the right tools to enable collaboration and experiment with different tools.
- Come together for short, intense bursts to connect people, align them, and foster empathy.
- Give people the flexibility to make their own work environment and invest in their productivity.
- In a decade or two, 90% of companies that are going to change the course of the world will function this way.
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