All posts tagged with 'work life'
Hybrid working: finding balance in flexibility
Recent years have shown that we no longer have to be chained to our offices. Particularly for those who do everything on a computer, remote working has brought welcome changes, and many people have adapted well to this new environment. Adopting hybrid arrangements, people can get the best of both worlds, and FreeAgent is an excellent showcase of workplace flexibility. Coming into my FreeAgent internship as a student accustomed to… Continue reading
Surviving your first winter as a remote worker
Many of FreeAgent’s engineering team work remotely, spread all around the UK, generally visiting our Edinburgh office once a quarter. (FreeAgent’s remote engineering team - blue arrows show full-time staff, yellow show contractors.) I joined FreeAgent in April 2018 and this was my first experience of being a remote worker. Even though I’d sometimes been able to do one day a week working from home in previous roles, the reality… Continue reading
Hack Week 2.0 round-up
Wow, what a absolute blast. Hack Week 2.0 has now been and gone, we’ve had a weekend to relax and this week we can take the time to look back and reflect on what we achieved. We had just over four days to get our projects polished (Friday afternoon was set aside for demoing our work to the company) so it was a challenge, but one everyone on the team… Continue reading
Tales of a FreeAgent Summer Intern, 2011
Hi all! I’m one of this year’s summer engineering interns at FreeAgent and I would like to introduce myself, give you an overview of what it’s like working for FreeAgent, and finally share a few of my work experiences with you. First though, a little about myself: I’m a 4th year student at the University of Edinburgh, studying Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. My main interests include rock-climbing, snowboarding, and… Continue reading