In person time

At Junction, we believe that bringing our team together in person is a powerful way to connect, and align as we scale. While we work remotely across different time zones and cultures, our biannual global offsites give us dedicated time to build bonds, and plan intentionally for what’s next.

🗓️ Frequency & Format

We aim to host a global offsite every 6 months. These offsites are an opportunity for:

🤝 Team bonding – building real relationships beyond screens.
💡 Workshopping and planning – aligning on planning and goals for the next 6 months.
👩‍💻 Working side-by-side – solving problems together in person.

Each offsite will be held in a rotating global location, giving us the chance to meet in new environments while balancing travel fairness across regions.

📅 Planning & Ownership

We recognize that scheduling offsites early is critical – for travel planning, family time, and business continuity.

Now that we are bigger, this project is big to manage so we are hiring support to help us
We’ll aim to confirm offsite dates 5 months in advance
A shared planning doc and timeline will be made available to everyone

🌍 Participation & Business Continuity

We want as many team members as possible to participate in our global offsites. That said, we have a responsibility to maintain business continuity, especially for critical lab operations and customer support teams. This becomes extremely difficult when these entire teams are engaged during offsites and does not scale as our business grows. So what does this mean:

Our current thinking is that only a few team members in our Philippines hub will attend each global offsite in person. We will be thoughtful about who will need to attend and include some type of rotation, and we will start work early on getting visas approved as necessary to facilitate travel.
During the global offsite, we will be thoughtful about actively including the rest of the team with:
- Specific team planning sessions
- Retrospectives and company discussions
In addition, we’ll plan to organize a hub-specific offsite in the Philippines, so the local team has its own opportunity to connect and reflect together. This will be done separately from the global offsite at a time that is planned in advance. We will be thoughtful about including specific team members from the EST / GMT hubs for training and connection purposes.

🔮 Looking Ahead

As we scale, our offsite approach will evolve. We may introduce:

✈️ Regional or team-based offsites in addition to the global ones
🏢 Integration with our emerging remote “hubs” in London, New York, and Manila

🙋 Questions or Suggestions?

If you have thoughts on how we can make our offsites even better – whether it’s location ideas, facilitation support, or accessibility needs – please drop a message in #people-tools-ask