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Discussion on: How do you work across different timezones

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Oinak

I work from Spain for a San Francisco company, also 9h difference. And I have worked for an Argentinian company in the past (6h diff).

TL;DR: it's hard

I leave you some tips derived from my experiences:

  • start late, overseas meetings as last task (from Europe p.o.v.)
  • prioritize async communication
  • have work buffer to avoid blocks
  • plan and divide work optimizing for team splits
  • have flexible schedule so people can intermingle work and non-work life
  • be very transparent about it during hiring

None of this is very surprising, but I leave this here just in case it helps you out anyone else.