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An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

Jun 24, 2021 7 min read Open

In the spring of 2021, we put out an engagement survey to our engineering team to understand their experience at Buffer. In this post, we share the very honest and eye-opening survey results, and the action steps we plan to take from our learnings.

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

How We Serve Our Customers While Working a 4-Day Work Week

Jun 8, 2021 6 min read Open

In this post, we share how our Customer Advocacy team has adjusted their schedules, goals, and mindset to acclimate to and thrive in a 4-day work week, all while supporting thousands of customers.

Åsa Nyström, VP of Customer Advocacy @ Buffer

When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week

Apr 20, 2021 9 min read Workplace of the future

Since we first kicked off a 4-day work week in May 2020, people have had a lot of questions about it. What day are we

Joel Gascoigne, CEO and co-founder @ Buffer

Inside Our Engineering Mentorship Program and How It Helps Our Engineers Grow

Mar 10, 2021 6 min read Open

Our Engineering team is the largest team at Buffer. It has a lot of moving pieces and is composed of several smaller teams. As with

Ivana Zuber, Engineering Manager @ Buffer

4-Day Work Weeks: Results From 2020 and Our Plan for 2021

Feb 18, 2021 7 min read Open

In March and April of 2020, work and life as we knew it was changing. I surveyed our team members (all 84 of whom are

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

Reflecting on 10 Years of Building Buffer

Nov 30, 2020 19 min read Open

Today marks ten years since I launched the first version of Buffer. What started as a landing page to gauge interest, and then a very

Joel Gascoigne, CEO and co-founder @ Buffer

An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

Jun 24, 2021 7 min read Open

Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering @ Buffer

How We Serve Our Customers While Working a 4-Day Work Week

Jun 8, 2021 6 min read Open

In this post, we share how our Customer Advocacy team has adjusted their schedules, goals, and mindset to acclimate to and thrive in a 4-day work week, all while supporting thousands of customers.

Åsa Nyström, VP of Customer Advocacy @ Buffer

When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week

Apr 20, 2021 9 min read Workplace of the future

Since we first kicked off a 4-day work week in May 2020, people have had a lot of questions about it. What day are we

Joel Gascoigne, CEO and co-founder @ Buffer

Inside Our Engineering Mentorship Program and How It Helps Our Engineers Grow

Mar 10, 2021 6 min read Open

Our Engineering team is the largest team at Buffer. It has a lot of moving pieces and is composed of several smaller teams. As with

Ivana Zuber, Engineering Manager @ Buffer

4-Day Work Weeks: Results From 2020 and Our Plan for 2021

Feb 18, 2021 7 min read Open

In March and April of 2020, work and life as we knew it was changing. I surveyed our team members (all 84 of whom are

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

Reflecting on 10 Years of Building Buffer

Nov 30, 2020 19 min read Open

Today marks ten years since I launched the first version of Buffer. What started as a landing page to gauge interest, and then a very

Joel Gascoigne, CEO and co-founder @ Buffer

Introducing Our New Podcast: Buffer CultureLab

May 16, 2016 4 min read

Whenever I’m working on a new challenge and keep getting stuck, there’s one post that I seem to return to again and again.

Courtney Seiter, Former Director of People @ Buffer

When We Need to Move Quickly We Work in Task Forces. Here’s How We Set Them Up

Jul 30, 2020 4 min read Open

Making and communicating decisions across an organization can be a challenge anytime. Making decisions during a pandemic is a whole new level of challenge. When

Carolyn, Chief of Special Projects @ Buffer

Why Transparent Email Stopped Working For Us and What We Do Instead

Jul 2, 2020 6 min read Open

We used to have a system called "transparent email" for all internal communication at Buffer. That stopped working for us, here's what we do now.

Hailley Griffis, Head of Public Relations @ Buffer

Buffer Is Moving to a 4-Day Workweek for the Rest of 2020

Jun 17, 2020 5 min read Open

We’ve decided to conduct a long-term pilot of the 4-day workweek. See our results so far and what we're adding next.

Courtney Seiter, Former Director of People @ Buffer

We’re Trying a 4-Day Workweek for the Month of May

May 30, 2020 3 min read Open

As April comes to a close, and we look ahead to another month where our global team is living in various forms of lockdown and

Joel Gascoigne, CEO and co-founder @ Buffer

How We Hold an Engaging All Hands Meeting as a Remote Team

May 28, 2020 7 min read Open

Many companies have a regular All Hands meeting. Generally, this is a company-wide gathering for all employees (‘all hands on deck’) to hear from the

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

Is Remote Work Greener? We Calculated Buffer’s Carbon Footprint to Find Out

Apr 24, 2020 10 min read Open

I have always assumed that a remote company must have a lower carbon footprint, but is that true?

Juliet Chen, Team Buffer

Business as Abnormal: Every Message We’ve Shared With Our Team (So Far) During COVID-19

Apr 13, 2020 3 min read

No one knows how to work during a pandemic, and we’re all grappling through it together. So in the spirit of sharing, here are all of the internal messages we’ve shared with our team and shareholders during this time.

Courtney Seiter, Former Director of People @ Buffer

The Evolution of Onboarding at Buffer: How We Welcome New Teammates

Apr 10, 2020 7 min read

Here’s a look at how we’ve evolved the process of onboarding teammates at Buffer -- what we've stopped, started, and are doing next.

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

Sustainable Swag: Aligning Our Values with Our Merchandise

Apr 10, 2020 4 min read

For the past few years, we’ve been on a journey to make sure our Buffer swag – the branded merchandise that goes out to teammates,

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

Introducing Buffer’s Family Support Fund

Apr 10, 2020 6 min read

One of the most conversation-provoking perks we’ve ever launched at Buffer is our Dependents Grant. This benefit provides a $3,000 USD stipend to

Nicole Miller, Team Engagement Manager @ Buffer

When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week

An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

How We Serve Our Customers While Working a 4-Day Work Week

When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week

Inside Our Engineering Mentorship Program and How It Helps Our Engineers Grow

4-Day Work Weeks: Results From 2020 and Our Plan for 2021

Reflecting on 10 Years of Building Buffer

An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

How We Serve Our Customers While Working a 4-Day Work Week

When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week

Inside Our Engineering Mentorship Program and How It Helps Our Engineers Grow

4-Day Work Weeks: Results From 2020 and Our Plan for 2021

Reflecting on 10 Years of Building Buffer

Introducing Our New Podcast: Buffer CultureLab

When We Need to Move Quickly We Work in Task Forces. Here’s How We Set Them Up

Why Transparent Email Stopped Working For Us and What We Do Instead

Buffer Is Moving to a 4-Day Workweek for the Rest of 2020

We’re Trying a 4-Day Workweek for the Month of May

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How We Hold an Engaging All Hands Meeting as a Remote Team

Is Remote Work Greener? We Calculated Buffer’s Carbon Footprint to Find Out

Business as Abnormal: Every Message We’ve Shared With Our Team (So Far) During COVID-19

The Evolution of Onboarding at Buffer: How We Welcome New Teammates

Sustainable Swag: Aligning Our Values with Our Merchandise

Introducing Buffer’s Family Support Fund

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