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## On this page
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## Introduction

On this page, we're detailing how the public can request a Pick Your Brain interview focused on all-remote. 

## Why we offer public interviews on all-remote

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*An example of an All-Remote Pick Your Brain is embedded above, and can also be seen on the [GitLab Unfiltered YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtZ0sc1HHNtGGWZFDRTh5A).*

*Emna G., founder and CEO at [Veamly](https://veamly.com/), speaks with GitLab's [Darren M.](https://twitter.com/darrenmurph) on a number of remote work topics: reinforcing culture, encouraging work-life harmony, remote work processes, the importance of process optimization in team productivity, and asynchronous communication.*

GitLab believes that [everyone can contribute](/company/strategy/#mission). We also believe that all-remote organizations can fundamentally change the world by offering a different way to work. From [reversing](/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/) rural depopulation to providing [opportunity](/company/culture/all-remote/people/) to a more diverse set of people, we want all-remote to become less the exception, and more the [norm](/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/). 

There is no formal guidebook on building an all-remote company, and what works for a new startup may not map precisely to a larger organization. 

While we are [proponents](/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/) of all-remote, we recognize that there are [drawbacks](/company/culture/all-remote/drawbacks/) as well as individuals who are skeptical about its feasability. We embrace detractors and those who are inquisitive about making all-remote work. We're interested in hearing about challenges faced by others implementing remote work, so we can ideally find and [document](/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/) solutions.

## Scheduling a Pick Your Brain interview on all-remote

Requests for interviews concerning advice on all-remote may be initiated by completing and submitting [this Google Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TNdIIDYRJJGzTlbEN2kI_ok6XV9ieHqk2CtnGla4clw/edit). In the request, please include a brief overview of topics you hope to discuss, along with key questions you're prepared to ask.

These 20 to 30 minute interviews with [GitLab's Head of Remote](https://gitlab.com/dmurph) will be recorded though Zoom and shared on the [GitLab Unfiltered](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtZ0sc1HHNtGGWZFDRTh5A) YouTube channel. 

We invite guests to surface challenges and examples as points of discussion. Post-interview, and where applicable, we will iterate on relevant handbook pages to document questions and solutions.

GitLab is a very [transparent](/handbook/values/#transparency) company and many things that are normally confidential can be found in our [handbook](/handbook/), available online. Please consider looking at the following pages prior to the meeting. 

1. [GitLab's All-Remote Culture](/company/culture/all-remote/)
	1. [Defining "all-remote"](/company/culture/all-remote/terminology/)
	1. [Advantages](/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/)
	1. [Disadvantages](/company/culture/all-remote/drawbacks/)
	1. [Remote work fast boot and emergency plan for teams/leaders](/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan)
	1. [Remote work starter guide for employees](/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-starter-guide)
	1. [Phases of remote adaptation](/company/culture/all-remote/phases-of-remote-adaptation/)
	1. [How to evaluate a remote job](/company/culture/all-remote/evaluate/)
	1. [Getting started in a new remote job](/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/)
	1. [Scaling a remote company](/company/culture/all-remote/scaling/)
	1. [People](/company/culture/all-remote/people/)
	1. [Non-linear workday](/company/culture/all-remote/non-linear-workday/)
	1. [Building and reinforcing a sustainable culture](/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/)
	1. [How to use forcing functions to work remote-first](/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/)
	1. [Mental Health: Combating burnout, isolation, and anxiety](/company/culture/all-remote/mental-health/)
	1. [Jobs](/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/)
	1. [Management](/company/culture/all-remote/management/)
	1. [Values](/company/culture/all-remote/values/)
	1. [Hiring](/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/)
	1. [Compensation](/company/culture/all-remote/compensation/)
	1. [Learning and Development](/company/culture/all-remote/learning-and-development/)
	1. [Self-service](/company/culture/all-remote/self-service/)
	1. [Informal Communication](/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/)
	1. [Meetings](/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/)
	1. [Handbook-first documentation](/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/)
	1. [Asynchronous workflows](/company/culture/all-remote/asynchronous/)
	1. [In-person interactions](/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/)
	1. [Stories](/company/culture/all-remote/stories/)
	1. [Stages of remote work](/company/culture/all-remote/stages/)
	1. [Hybrid-remote](/company/culture/all-remote/hybrid-remote/)
	1. [Transitioning/adding remote](/company/culture/all-remote/transition/)
	1. [What not to do when implementing remote](/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/)
	1. [How it works at GitLab](/company/culture/all-remote/tips/)
1. [History](/company/history/)
1. [About](/company/)

Before an interview is scheduled, guests will be asked to send over an agenda with proposed questions and topics. 

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Return to the main [all-remote page](/company/culture/all-remote/).