It’s been a century since the 40-hour work week was adopted, and decades since wifi has appeared on the scene. Despite countless new technologies fundamentally changing how we can work, many work practices have remained the same. COVID sent a shock into that system and many are left debating what the future of work holds. So in this episode, we speak with Alex Bouaziz, Darren Murph, and Sondre Rasch about the many ways companies are now being forced to adapt. Will companies shift toward more asynchronous work? How will a distributed model shift the way we hire? How will companies attract top talent, and is remote the only benefit that matters? What workers and companies will come out on top of this sea change? And of course… is the office dead? We’ll address these questions and more. Topics Covered: 00:00 - History of remote work 3:25 - Is the office dead? 7:30 - Async vs sync 16:30 - Building culture remotely 29:15 - Attracting top talent 31:26 - The evolution of benefits 38:54 - Remote work vs work 42:44 - Location-based pay 49:44 - Open salaries 55:37 - Vetting top talent 59:25 - The need to adapt 1:01:52 - Rewriting the rules 1:07:52 - Infrastructure gaps Resources: * GitLab’s Remote Handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ * Deel’s Salary Insights Tool: https://www.deel.com/salary-insights * Deel’s State of Global Hiring report: https://www.deel.com/state-of-global-hiring-2022 Deel: * Deel’s website: https://www.deel.com/ * Deel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deel * Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouazizalex SafetyWing * SafetyWing’s website: https://safetywing.com/ * SafetyWing on Twitter: https://twitter.com/safetywing * Sondre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SRasch GitLab: * GitLab’s website: https://about.gitlab.com/ * GitLab on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gitlab * Darren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrenmurph Stay Updated: * Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z * Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z * Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ * Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.