Dropbox says it will be a “virtual first” company and will set up “Dropbox Studios” in SF, Seattle, Austin, and Dublin for employees to meet in-person
- San Francisco-based Dropbox announced Tuesday that will stop asking employees to come into its offices and instead make remote work the standard practice.
Related Coverage
- View article Work in Progress
- Microsoft is the latest company to embrace a permanent remote work policy Axios · Erica Pandey
- View article coinspeaker.com
- Dropbox in Dublin going ‘virtual first’ with permanent remote working plan Silicon Republic · Lisa Ardill
- Dropbox goes ‘virtual-first’ with permanent remote working cloudpro.co.uk · Keumars Afifi-Sabet
- View article PYMNTS.com
Discussion
-
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
on x
Dropbox goes Virtual First
-
@dropbox
@dropbox
on x
It's clear that distributed work is here to stay, and we believe that brings an opportunity to redesign the way we work for the better. Starting today, Dropbox is becoming a Virtual First company. https://blog.dropbox.com/...
-
@brianbrackeen
Brian Brackeen
on x
This trend will accelerate ecosystems across the Midwest & South. Tulsa remote's applications are up 10x. Detroit, Cincy, Indy, Louisville, all have the same story. If you want to invest in former Dropbox or Uber or Twitter folks etc, you will have to do so in the Midwest. https:…
-
@drewhouston
Drew Houston
on x
Today we announced that @Dropbox is going Virtual First. We've learned a lot during the shift to remote work, and we hope this intentional approach will blend the best of both remote and in-office work, and help us live our mission. https://twitter.com/...
-
@copyconstruct
Cindy Sridharan
on x
Dropbox just announced it is becoming a “virtual first” company. honestly, this is the first such post that actually makes sense to me. It addresses all the pros and cons of a “remote first” culture and proposes something that addresses all the concerns. https://blog.dropbox.com/…
-
@rdutel
Rodolphe Dutel
on x
This is one of the most serious pledge to remote work I have seen from a large tech company! Excited to see how it unfolds :) https://blog.dropbox.com/...
-
@johnsungkim
John Sung Kim
on x
I have several friends at #Dropbox and they are all leaving SF now citing quality of life (but not all are leaving CA). A deep financial shock is coming to #SanFrancisco. Leaders still clueless and virtue signaling against tech like its 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/...
-
@ericajoy
Erica Joy
on x
are there any other examples of companies completely converting their offices into meeting rooms only, no desks? (looking forward to commentary from the folks who focus on the future of work!) https://qz.com/...
-
@dalmaer
Dion Almaer
on x
👏🏼👏🏼 👏🏼 I really appreciate the clarity and attention of how to deal with some of the trade offs. https://blog.dropbox.com/...
-
@jordannovet
Jordan Novet
on x
even with this change Dropbox will still have to make $1.1 billion in future minimum payments for non-cancelable leases https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...
-
@chaugh
Ciri Haugh
on x
“Dropbox Studios” = “...whether they're dedicated spaces in places we currently have long-term leases and a high concentration of employees (San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, and Dublin to start) or on-demand spaces in other geographies,” the company said. https://twitter.com/...
-
@adrianweckler
Adrian Weckler
on x
Now Dropbox, with a sizeable Dublin office, is going “virtual first”. Offices “will no longer be for daily individual work — all solo work and most meetings will take place in a distributed environment.” https://blog.dropbox.com/...
-
@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on x
Dropbox becomes a remote first company and ups the ante by replacing offices with “studios” where employees can hang out or meet in person. It's now a flood. The business cost saving and convenience of lower rent/no commute for workers is too powerful https://www.cnbc.com/...
-
@tcrawford
Tim Crawford
on x
The trend continues... #CIO #WFH #WFA https://twitter.com/...