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[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams

Maria Gutierrez

September 27, 2017
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  1. A clear-eyed look at DISTRIBUTED TEAMS HELLO my name is

    María Gutiérrez VP Engineering @ FreeAgent @mariagutierrez
  2. “How did I freelance for 10 yrs without @freeagent? Bookkeeping

    a breeze, auto invoice chasing and my support email answered in 32 minutes” @tomcopy
  3. ~180 engineers worldwide ~80 in my team DC, Portland, Boulder,

    All over the US, Scotland, India, Australia, Brazil I was working from my house in Scotland for ~5years Travelling to DC or other offices once a quarter
  4. MIKAELA NOGLE DEJLIGE GADE ODENSE DENMARK DEAR MIKAELA, THE WEATHER

    IS FAB AND WE ARE HAVING AN AMAZING TIME ON HOLIDAY. CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU ALL THE PHOTOS! LOVE, MARIA BARCELONA 10 JUNE 92
  5. “I rarely think about looking for a job at another

    company” “I see myself still working at FreeAgent in two years time” “My manager genuinely cares about my wellbeing”
  6. “I rarely think about looking for a job at another

    company” “I see myself still working at FreeAgent in two years time” “My manager genuinely cares about my wellbeing”
  7. THANKS! @mariagutierrez I’ve got Winston stickers, come and say “Hi!”

    Illustrations by the amazing FreeAgent designers