Fully Distributed

This feature is part of our “Well-Distributed” series where we highlight some of the companies whose people-centricity and approach to remote work we admire. Chili Piper was one of our premier sponsors at last years Oyster Bridges event.

We talked to Tyler Parson, Head of Talent at Chili Piper, about animals and unicorns, and decision memos.

Less than a month into her new role, Tyler and I sat down and discussed what it was like to be the first People Ops hire for a distributed team of 80 people, three months later we reconnected and she shared more about what makes the team at Chili Piper so great (hint: it is not because of their cool Orange swag, though that helps).

“I’ve also learned how to work, not only work, but really thrive in a remote culture. I was forced to work remotely before obviously, like everyone else was, but to intentionally choose remote work and be part of a team of people who have also been that intentional. They just do it really well.”

Tyler, on her first three months at Chili Piper

It is this intentional and deliberate approach to culture, starting before candidates are even hired that earns Chili Piper a spot as a “Well-Distributed” company.

This feature is part of our “Well-Distributed” series where we highlight some of the companies whose people-centricity and approach to remote work we admire. Unity was one of our premier sponsors at last years Oyster Bridges event.

We talked to Elisa Pineda, Recruiter for Unity, on Peloton exercises, hunted (virtual tours) of Prague and how Unity supported the transition to remote work.

Elisa is used to hybrid work, as a recruiter, much of her job including screening candidates and conducting interviews has been done virtually. It was not until she joined Unity, the 2D and 3D game development platform, in May of 2020, that she realized how easy it could be to work remotely.

“Simply because everything’s reachable, Unity provides the tools, and luckily we are able to do everything remotely,”

Elisa Pineda, on her experience at Unity

Elisa first understood, Unity does remote work differently as soon as she started. “Onboarding is usually extremely difficult to do, past experience has been it doesn’t work. So, you finish in person, simply because you can do parts here and there.” Unity was a different story all-together, paperwork came through via online tools, she met her colleagues using video calls, and overall raved of her experience noting that this is the standard remote companies should strive for.