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comment by steveBK123 · 2024-01-19 · in The 37signals Employee Handbook

Where is this git repo you speak of? --- Ah, I found it. https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/commit/620b0637452bda02...

comment by all2 · 2024-01-19 · in The 37signals Employee Handbook

As of the writing of my comment, 2 days ago: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/commits/master/

comment by timoteostewart · 2024-01-19 · in The 37signals Employee Handbook

Two days ago: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/commits/master/

comment by Dunedan · 2024-01-19 · in The 37signals Employee Handbook

Sounds like it's meant as a living document (they reference github, and it's available here: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/README.md ), so doubtful. You could always clone the repo and "print" them to PDF though, and…

comment by maicro · 2024-01-19 · in The 37signals Employee Handbook

…independently of any other team. I really like the way Basecamp describe this in their handbook: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/how-we-work... - "In self-sufficient, independent teams".

comment by simonw · 2022-03-02 · in SPAs Were a Mistake

…and history of Basecamp, and might benefit from reading their company handbook for background https://github.com/basecamp/handbook

comment by lazyasciiart · 2021-05-01 · in “About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

…is DHH and Fried. Three of the people who left are department heads, who report directly to them. https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/orgchart.md

comment by lazyasciiart · 2021-05-01 · in “About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

…public communication. Also Basecamp is a rather open company. Their employee handbook is on Github: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook

comment by chroma · 2021-04-27 · in An open letter to Jason and David

Basecamp https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/search?q=remote&unscope...

comment by lovebes · 2020-03-11 · in $1B Business Where All 700 Employees Work Remotely (2019)

BaseCamp. https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/making-a-ca...

comment by agentile · 2019-05-02 · in Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote

…does a workday in support every month or two. It's a fascinating experience to take part in: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/our-rituals...

comment by t3rabytes · 2019-03-04 · in Everyone should read support emails

…we don't pay bonuses, we match our base compensation to the base + bonus of our peer group." [1]: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/making-a-ca...

comment by johnmwilliams · 2018-10-29 · in How to run a calm workplace: review of Basecamp's book

…gle.com/search?q=wiping+phone+prior+to+custom... It's even in Basecamp's international travel manual: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/internation...

comment by toomuchtodo · 2018-10-01 · in New Zealand travellers refusing digital search now face $5k Customs fine

The Basecamp guys actually has an internal company guide to do the exact same thing for any travel: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/internation...

comment by imeron · 2018-08-25 · in Traveler sues US Customs and Border Protection over iPhone search and seizure

Basecamp have a guide for travelling to the US: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/internation... This doesn't cover social media accounts though. I'd suggest letting them log in and change passwords and log out all sessions…

comment by BjoernKW · 2018-01-08 · in Ask HN: Travelling to the US. What can I expect at border security?

…[3]: https://m.signalvnoise.com/basecamp-doesnt-employ-anyone-in-... [4]: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/benefits-an... [5]: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook

comment by trowawee · 2018-01-03 · in Mistakes to avoid when asking for a raise

…to be careful and thoughtful as to what you bring with you, b/c of what can happen at the border: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/internation...

comment by daenney · 2017-09-12 · in Curl’s backdoor threat

…bit is one thing (Basecamp's handbook which was recently posted on HN even had a section on this https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/moonlightin... ), but working a full on second job? If either found out they'd probably…

comment by ShakataGaNai · 2017-05-09 · in Ask HN: Remote Employees Double-Dipping?

Security, Infrastructure & Performance (SIP) SIP is a instant-response team. https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/orgchart.md...

comment by memiux · 2017-05-03 · in International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees

Didn't take long before they removed the bit about redundancy. https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/commit/695f0bff611b3d9a...

comment by TomK32 · 2017-05-03 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

Yeah - https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/internation... - ouch. It feels like this has changed a lot in a very small number of years. Does anyone know how common it is to actually be put through this rigmorole?

comment by richardwhiuk · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

Dental is there... https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/benefits-an...

comment by t3rabytes · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

Campfire seems missing from the Product Histories. edit: filed https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/issues/11 edit2: and it's fixed already

comment by krallja · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

Is there a similar publicly available product to Shipshape? https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/our-interna...

comment by laktek · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

…was behind WeWorkRemotely.com. That's cool to learn. Evidently, they also sold it off recently: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/product-his...

comment by dceddia · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

They also have 4 day work weeks May through August https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/benefits-an... Where I work now there's a sabbatical scheme where you can contribute X amount of salary per month to an entire year paid…

comment by hackermailman · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook

…a well thought and nicely written document though I'm not sure I'd like something like the 5x12s ( https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/our-rituals... )

comment by tangue · 2017-05-02 · in Basecamp Employee Handbook