<h1 id="benefits">Benefits<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#benefits"></a></h1>
<h2 id="perks">Perks<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#perks"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>we are an open source company, you get credit for your work
<ul>
<li><a href="/notes/b89ba854-72fb-4ebc-a8a0-55960b89e9dc#working-in-the-open">Working in the Open</a> is one of our key principals which means that you get to reference the full details of your work anywhere you go</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we are a remote first company which means you get to work where ever you can find an internet connection
<ul>
<li>we focus on <a href="/notes/b89ba854-72fb-4ebc-a8a0-55960b89e9dc#documentation-first">written</a> async communication to make this work - you'll probably have around 2h of synchronous meetings in any given week</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we believe in being generous with equity and have a seven year excise window instead of the industry standard 90 days
<ul>
<li>you can read more about the benefits <a href="https://dangelo.quora.com/10-Year-Exercise-Periods-Make-Sense">here</a> and <a href="https://cs.stanford.edu/~rishig/90-day-exercise-windows.html">here</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we have healthcare
<ul>
<li>US based workers will have access to company sponsored healthcare </li>
<li>international employees get up to $6k a year to purchase local health insurance</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we let you use your own equipment 
<ul>
<li>all team members get up to $5k to help setup their remote office</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we are strong supporters of personal growth
<ul>
<li>we have a learning budget of $1500/person/year that can be applied to anything to help you grow and develop </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>we believe in team building 
<ul>
<li>we do game nights (with a rotating list of games), remote meals and other virtual events to get together outside of the work context</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Benefits

dendron.handbook


Welcome to the Dendron handbook. This handbook is heavily inspired by the [gitlab handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook). 

It documents everything we stand for and everything we are working towards. It is a living document, a work in progress that will change and grow as we do.
