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At Goodnotes, we believe in investing in our people.
That’s why we spent months researching employee benefits at other tech companies, and consulting the right experts to make ours competitive, fair, and attractive.
Beyond the baseline compensation package we offer employees, we’ve also invested a lot in the perks that make Goodnotes not just a practical place to work, but an enjoyable one too.
Today we wanted to share some of those fun extras with you. Here are just a few of the perks Goodnotes team members get that make work all the more enjoyable.
A work arrangement for the 21st century
Goodnotes prides itself on offering flexible work to its colleagues — whether that’s in location or hours.
More than half of the Goodnotes team is remote. And work hours are flexible wherever our team members are based — regardless of if they’re based in our London or Hong Kong offices, or elsewhere in the world.
For team members in London, Hong Kong, and the rest of the world, our work hours are flexible — so long as these hours are consistent and compatible with their team and their role. Our main expectation for colleagues is that at least 4 hours of set working time per day overlaps with Hong Kong OR London business hours (the rest is up to you!).
Many of our colleagues are caregivers or working parents who need a more flexible working schedule. At Goodnotes, we understand that our team members might need to schedule a doctor's appointment or visit the bank on a weekday.
We believe in taking ownership as a core company value: what matters most to us is that the work is done and that the hours are put in, rather than a fixed 9-6 schedule.
A home office you can call your own
At Goodnotes, we provide every team member with the necessary tools to excel in their roles. This includes a company-issued computer and tablet (along with a stylus and keyboard too).
But as we mentioned earlier, more than half of Goodnotes team members are fully remote. And even for those working from the Hong Kong or London offices, we offer a flexible work-from-home policy.
So, in addition to your work devices, we provide a sizable budget for team members to furnish their home workspaces as well. An entire budget can cover
- A desk
- An ergonomic office chair
- A monitor (or two!)
- A second work computer,
- And anything else you need to create a safe and productive work environment that suits your needs.
To help our remote colleagues stay connected and productive, we also provide them with additional subsidies for Wi-Fi expenses and desk rentals at a coworking space.
Once a year, our entire team gathers together to align on the company direction
While our physical offices are in London and Hong Kong, we have team members all over the world.
Once a year, the entire Goodnotes team comes together in the same space for our annual offsite. This gives us the change to discuss the direction of the company, over workshops and strategy meetings. We celebrate milestones and also connect deeper with our colleagues — some of whom we’re meeting in person for the first time. So far, we've been to Hokkaido, Bali, Madrid, Lisbon, and many other fun cities.
The results? Besides a few full days of learning and bonding, we leave with much stronger relationships with our everyday colleagues.
But more importantly, we return to work with newfound motivation to bring digital paper to the world.
Health is Wealth — We believe in that
A healthy team is a productive one. At Goodnotes, we put this belief into practice, providing all team members with a monthly budget (exclusively) for health and wellness activities. Members often use this stipend on:
- Spa and massage treatments
- Gym memberships, fitness classes, or personal trainers
- Physiotherapy, psychotherapy, or counseling consultations
- Flu shots
- Mental/physical health app subscriptions e.g. Headspace, Solacetree, Apple Fitness+
With Goodnotes, you also get medical coverage from day one. Our team members don’t wait until after their probationary period before getting insurance.
Growing with Goodnotes: our dedicated learning budgets
One of the core Goodnotes values is to learn and grow fast. We constantly feed our minds to grow fast at every level: personally, professionally, as a team, and as a company. To encourage this, we’re each given a monthly personal growth budget — for books, language classes, arts lessons, and anything similar.
But we also have a more sizable learning and development budget, designed to enhance our impact at Goodnotes and achieve our career goals. This larger stipend can be spent on university degrees/certificates, conferences and trainings, and anything else that helps our team members grow personally, intellectually, and professionally.
Our learning and development budget has GoodPeople to eye-opening events across the world:
Config is really like Coachella for Designers. It’s inspiring, fun, and a great way to exchange ideas with designers from all over the world. 11/10 best conference ever! — Mubarak (Moby) Marafa, Senior Product Designer, Hong Kong Office
Config was really an amazing experience - both personally and professionally. Not only did I learn a great deal about the Design and research space, I also found an immense sense of inspiration came from attending the events. I came back from Config with a sense of drive to really make something amazing.
On top of that, going with other Designers allowed me to get closer to colleagues (hich, as someone who's remote, this was a big deal for me). I now find myself working closer than ever with the fellow Designers I went with. — Jordan Birkbeck, User Experience Researcher, Leeds, UK (Remote)
It was really fulfilling attending the South by Southwest conference! On top of the tech talks, I also got to immerse myself in other areas such as civic engagement, film and sustainability. It’s hard to find events of this scale in Hong Kong, so I’m glad I had the opportunity to experience it abroad this year. — Calvin Cheng, Senior Software Engineer, Hong Kong Office
Anywhere in the world, GoodPeople gather
Our shared mission here at Goodnotes binds us. We believe that making strong connections, within and across different functions, is key to our success.
For this reason, we create opportunities for our team members to gather and get to know each other outside of work. In our London and Hong Kong offices, our optional weekly socials let GoodPeople gather in a relaxed, work-free atmosphere (with all expenses and travel costs paid, of course). Some of our past socials have included:
- Laser tag
- Go karting
- Bouldering
Goodnotes also encourages and supports remote colleagues to regularly meet one another. We have an entire budget dedicated for GoodPeople in the same location to connect regularly and gather outside of work, over a meal, a drink, or a fun activity.
These Goodnotes-supported social events create opportunities for our team members to bond and get to know each other better, fostering stronger teamwork and collaboration.
Working on-site? Say hello to GoodKitchen + more!
For those in our Hong Kong and London offices, we have private commercial-grade GoodKitchens. Making excellent use of these kitchens is our team of chefs, who prepare various lunch menus each week for us.
Besides GoodKitchen, other benefits of working on-site include:
- Weekly Yoga sessions
- A transport subsidy
- Additional mice and monitors for your office desk
- Access to commercial grade coffee machines
Visit our global offices
Our team members might be spread across the globe, but we want to give all GoodPeople the opportunity to work together in person.
That's why we introduced the Visit GoodOffice Program. We give each team member a budget they can spend on traveling to a Goodnotes office they don't usually work out of. Our remote team members in particular get a higher budget to spend (the further away you live from an office, the higher your budget!).
What we often find is that the program allows team members who don’t usually work in the same space to grow closer and align on their goals. Recently, for example, our Quality Assurance team brought team members from Hong Kong, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Barcelona together in London through the GoodOffice Visit program.
Gathering the QA team in the London office gave us an easier way to generate and share ideas with one another! We also had a fantastic time bonding and even went to the Skywalk together. — Rammy Lee, QA Manager, Hong Kong Office
Besides the fun perks, however, we of course recognize the importance of other meaningful benefits too.
- We support relocations to London or Hong Kong, sponsoring work visas and one-way flight tickets.
- We offer attractive compensation, with a salary review every 6 months.
- Our leave policy is quite competitive — we offer Compensation Leave, Compassionate Leave, Parental Leave, Sabbatical Leave and more, in addition to Annual Leave.
- As mentioned already, we provide medical coverage for all team members from day one.
We’re serious about creating a positive work environment for our team members, as we work together to create something great!
If you want to get the full Goodnotes experience, we’re hiring 🙌 Check out our openings here.