The ability to decorate and redecorate our spaces also helps the team decompress. This also helps our team have more fun at work and de-stress. Private mode allows us to keep our heads down and get work done on these projects but Gather still opens up opportunities to foster a genuine work-life balance by encouraging friendships with coworkers.
We’ve also replicated the ability to stop by someone’s desk and ask a quick question or get verification on a project – which only helps us better serve our clients. It’s facilitated true transparency because it’s where we hold all our company-wide meetings and leadership is always available to answer a question. Gather has only helped foster stronger communication across different departments and teams. Because our team has grown so much in the past year, not every person had the chance to closely interact with everyone else. The Lynton team has been remote since 2015. The Impact of Having a Customized Virtual Office
Organize a completely remote, full-day company retreat.Have bi-weekly happy hours to let off steam and connect.Host lunch and learns to showcase our team’s varied skills.
Meet with managers for professional development and feedback.Stop by each other’s desks for one-off conversations.With such a user-friendly online setting, we’ve been able to: The map makes it easy to move around, locate people, and find new areas to explore for work-related conversations and breaks. We can also design our avatars to truly reflect our personalities, allowing our coworkers to get a better sense of who we are. Gather’s object builder lets our team get creative with their personal spaces and the entire Lynton map. Coffee and café settings for quick chats.Game rooms for people to relax and have fun together.
Private spaces where people can have 1:1 conversations.We built a unique office map with Gather’s functionality that includes everything from a rooftop bar to conference rooms and smaller work areas. We found Gather in our search to build an inviting online office space that our team could use for meetings, happy hours, and the occasional wandering of the halls and thoughtful discussions at the water cooler. The team behind Gather believes remote work shouldn’t be isolating – and Lynton’s leadership agreed. Building Lynton's Virtual Office with Gather