Rituals
Work is a major part of our journey at Nebulab, but it’s the bonds that enrich that journey which truly define us. Being distributed, we create the occasions for those bonds on purpose.
Non-work Slack channels
Section titled “Non-work Slack channels”Slack is our office and, just like a real office, not everything happening on Slack is related to work—any channel that has the “#social-” prefix is a place to have fun!
#social-cazzeggio (/katˈtsedʤo/) is our Slack channel dedicated to all random stuff. The name is Italian for “messing around” and it stayed, for lack of an equally powerful translation, from when we used to speak Italian in our Slack workspace.
Everyone is free to post whatever they want in the channel, and threads are encouraged so that multiple conversations can go on at the same time.
We also have a variety of thematic channels in Slack, for discussing certain topics or interests: #social-musicaddicted, #social-movieaddicted, #social-sports… Just have a look at the channels directory in Slack and join whatever channels are interesting to you!
Intros
Section titled “Intros”Every Monday, a script shuffles everyone who isn’t on leave into small groups, usually of three, and sends each group a “Donut Chat” invite: a 15-minute video call, on a day from Tuesday to Friday when the whole group is free. A group with no common free time skips that week, and nobody gets more than one a week. The group is encouraged to take a remote coffee together.
Intros can take any form you want, and you can talk about whatever’s on your mind—it doesn’t have to be work. In fact, most people use it to catch up about their hobbies, families, and personal lives, and to get to know colleagues in other teams/departments.
Happy hours
Section titled “Happy hours”Once a month at Nebulab, we get together for a 1-hour Happy Hour extravaganza. It’s not your typical team meeting. Instead, it’s a cocktail of fun and bonding activities that helps us kick back and relax.
From challenging each other in board games, engaging in spontaneous chit-chat, diving deep into round tables about the latest tech topics, to teaming up for intriguing escape rooms—there’s something for everyone.
And while you’re immersing yourself in the activities, feel free to bring a beer, a soda, or your favorite non-alcoholic beverage. After all, it’s all about winding down and relishing the company of your fantastic colleagues!
Activities we run or are considering:
| Activity | Status | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing Games | Ongoing | https://skribbl.io, https://garticphone.com/ |
| Board Games | Draft | |
| Video Games | Draft | |
| Escape Rooms | Draft | |
| City Guesser | Ongoing | https://cityguesser.eu |
| Shooter | Ongoing | https://krunker.io |
| Snake-like | Draft | https://curvefever.pro https://agar.io |
| Fallguys online | Draft | https://lolbeans.io |
| Social deduction board game | Draft | https://secret-hitler.online |
Social and learning calendar
Section titled “Social and learning calendar”User groups (AI, PM, Shopify), clubs and the other social or learning events live in a shared calendar you can access with your nebulab.com account. Keep an eye on it to know when they happen.
Calendar lists every recurring ritual during the year.