{"id":597,"date":"2020-05-22T13:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T08:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2023-07-05T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T09:56:49","slug":"how-openers-push-each-other-while-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/how-openers-push-each-other-while-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How Openers took on WFH with full force"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never Settle <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; This is <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3e9TGAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the mantras<\/a> Openers live by.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMEs, startups &amp; freelancers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TstqcM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manage their business finances<\/a> seamlessly is at the heart of what we do. Even if it meant WFH, we were ready for it.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open is a cloud-first platform that&#8217;s built to accommodate any unpredictability. So the Opener tribe, worked remotely to ensure that all our services, right from the payment gateway, collections, payouts, to fund transfers via NEFT, RTGS &amp; IMPS and everything in between continued to function as usual.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 150 Openers who loved huddling up for Townhalls or birthday treats in our 55,000 sq, ft picturesque office (it\u2019s lovely, really!) to now WFH &#8211; It took us some time to rein in the new normal.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But we aced it. \ud83d\ude01<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a peek i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nto what keeps Openers going during WFH<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b>We start the <\/b><b>day on a High<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s be honest &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some of us are loving<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the fact that we can sleep in a little late everyday or get that Yoga sesh done right in the morning?\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But some of our daily sagas still remain the same. While <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we often forgot<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> our access cards earlier, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we now end up forgetting to clock-in on our HRMS tool, KEKA too.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude05<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"#OpenTakesOnWFH | Open\" width=\"2245\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2.jpg 2245w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_1-2-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2245px) 100vw, 2245px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part of our morning <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has always been about catching<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> up with the entire team.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, we <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even have our furry friends join us for our<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Daily Stand Ups too &#8211; where we discuss our agendas for the day &amp; share some inside jokes.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Spare me, I can\u2019t spill them \ud83d\ude48)<\/span>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Open at Work | Virtual Meetings\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zXwPwhCMeUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b>We HI-5 our teammates, virtually<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slack is our saviour when it comes to sharing something we loved, with the entire team. Be it a Product Update or a new blog or even a meme &#8211; Slack conversations are a part of our daily drill.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Open at Work | Slack is awesome!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Si8WPJ690A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheering on each other is something that\u2019s at the heart of what every Opener does &amp; we are keeping at it virtually too.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b>5 PM chai breaks<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me get this straight &#8211; Chai &amp; random samosa &amp; cake treats are our fuel. Yes, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we Openers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">love to take a break &amp; chill with our favourite teammates.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously we do miss Birthday Celebrations &amp; treats that were a commonplace at our HQ, big time. For now we take breathers in between tasks &amp; boy, are they a saviour!\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among a lot of other firsts &#8211;\u00a0 Open virtually onboarded 7 teammates during the lockdown. Now, back at our HQ we used to have epic ice-breaking sessions with the entire team when anyone joined our tribe &amp; lockdown didn\u2019t stop us. We had a gala time welcoming our new teammates virtually too.<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b>We end on a High too, ready to take on the next day<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amidst a zillion virtual meetings, we make sure to have a laugh at the end of the day &amp; power up to take on new challenges.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"OpenTakesOnWFH\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/tahseen_josna_email_2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With loads of fun &amp; cheering on each other, we are determined to help business bank #LikeAPro even while WFH.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did I tell you we launched one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gcmYQP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most-awaited features \u2018International Payments\u2019<\/a> during the lockdown? \ud83d\ude0e<\/span>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b>We\u2019ve got your back\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Opener tribe is all set to help <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ys1Nt2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">450,000 businesses like yours<\/a> gear up for the \u2018new normal\u2019.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are working every day to build new features &amp; bring you the smoothest banking experience. We get how important it is right now, more than ever, to truly back your business with a powerful neobanking platform.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S. 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