Wow I was not expecting such a detailed review but love it, thanks so much @quiet-kitchen-58397! How frequently did it need to be cleaned?

Probably once every couple of weeks. It wasn’t that difficult. We had training sessions.

So I take people love coffee @Aire 🙂 haha

We had a task force. We also had a subscription with Coffeelink.

Hi everyone, Question - we are hiring someone from Spain and contracting her from our UK office to work remotely from her country. The best option we have found is PEOs (professional employer organisations). Do others have any experience or recommendations for PEOs?

Hey All 👋 Anyone here familiar with scale-up org setup and been through the journey of scaling teams beyond 200/300 FTE? I'd love to chat to people who may have lead/experienced this?

Hello Ops Stories! Im looking for a lab space for my start-up - the requirements are those of an industrial space with specific needs for power (we test batteries). Do you know any good agents for this type of research? Can provide more details if useful. Targeting SW London. Any advice is super appreciated!

Morning All 🐣 EXCITING NEWS!!! 💥💥 Product Ops Podcast is on Product Hunt today!! 💥💥 You can check it out in the link below!! Thanks for being so supportive of the Podcast and re-sharing some of the episodes (like Community Building) on your platforms. https://www.producthunt.com/posts/product-ops-podcast-2

good morning! question for you all - has anyone ever built out a brand ambassador program as part of a growth strategy? thinking about things like referral programs for marketing and sales, etc. would love to chat with anyone who has been successful with this!

Hi guys, does anyone have experience with working remotely for a foreign organisation from the UK? More specifically, I’m trying to make sure I don’t get UK taxed as well!! Thanks!

Hey folks! 👋 I'm looking to draw up Privacy Policy and T&Cs for a website...has anyone used a service like Termly or similar for this, or could recommend the best route to go? It's not gonna be anything complicated for now and I'm reluctant to spend lawyer money...

Does anyone's company have guidance on office chairs and fire rating for home use? I'm trying to see if it's possible to borrow office chairs from the office, but there seems to be some indication that the fire rating is different, or may be different for commercial vs domestic use? Hoping that at this late stage of the pandemic there's been some clarity I'm not aware of 😂

Hi all 👋 We're currently looking at setting up our first UK warehouse (~6,000 sqft) in London. Does anyone have a contractor (firm or individual!) they'd recommended to support with the set-up / fit out? Would be great to have a quick chat with anyone else who's gone through the process to chat through approach, experience, learnings etc.

Hey gang! 👋🏽 🔊 I'm putting out a broadcast blast to have friendly, pay-it-forward chats about CoS/generalist careers in tech. Happy to speak with folks considering breaking into these types of roles or founders who may want to hire for them and learn more. Hoping to spread some knowledge & increase equity in the talent pipeline. If you or anyone in your network is interested, feel free to DM me here or on LinkedIn!

Hi everyone. We are looking to write an internal sustainability policy. Wondering if anyone has one that they wouldn’t mind sharing?

Hey everyone! Does anyone have a recommendation for where to buy lateral flow test kits? We lost a whole 35 person shift this week (and into next) because someone came in from a weekend away and tested positive later in the day, which contact traced the whole shift. We're now going to rollout Monday shift start tests for all kitchen employees so need a reputable (and economic) supplier of lateral flow tests. All help welcome. Ta!

Hey Everyone! We're looking to hire (urgently) a freelance QA Engineer (software) for 3-6 weeks, starting next week. They need to be able to come on, ramp up, and work out what needs testing, rather than just running through pre-defined checklists. Does anyone have any recommendations for agencies or individuals that you've used before? Thanks everyone!

Does anyone still have that conversation around alternative accountants to iHorizons available? Can't find anything on the free Slack version anymore ..

We might need to look at replacements =/

Quality keeps dropping.

Hi all! Two slightly different requests - apologies if it has been asked recently: 1. Has anyone come across a useful tool for calculating the business’s scope 1-3 carbon emissions? Company’s ops are fairly small, trading <1 year, service based, very limited business travel and no revenues etc., so don’t need to run a big project with a sustainability consultancy but any useful pointers would be gratefully received. Would love to chat. 2. Can anyone recommend a solid freelance product or UX designer who is currently available? Ideally with some fintech or SaaS design experience, looking for an interesting project/challenge in climate finance. Would love to chat to them.

Morning, does anyone know of a forum like this specifically for Product Managers?

Hi all, has anyone gone through the process of becoming a B Corp?

Hi peeps, does anyone have any recommendations for Virtual Data Rooms? I've used iDeals in the past and they were fine - trying to find something more cost effective. If not with a provider, I'd be super interested to know how you set it up in house. Thanks in advance!

Does anyone use Talkdesk, Zendesk and Hubspot? We have an issue whereby a call on Talkdesk generates a ticket on Zendesk with a dummy email address ‘example@phonenumber’ which creates a new contact in Hubspot. So our Hubspot is being flooded with new contacts all the time, and am wondering if anyone else has found a better way to work with these 3 tools?

At Laylo we’ve noticed our boxed wines being bought for office drinks recently, so we’re starting to focus on this more - happy to do a nice juicy discount for Op Stories members if this is something your companies want to try out! 🍷

Lovely Folks, do you know of a cheap insurance provider for the physical goods locked in a storage please? We are required one for our inventory.

Has anyone been involved in post-merger or post-acquisition integration from an ops/admin perspective that wouldn’t mind me bending their ear for 15 mins?

Does anyone have any experience with PRINCE2 or SixSigma? What’s your experience of both? Would you recommend one over the other? Are either worth it?

Hi all, We have an office that we are looking to sublet from the end of September onwards so I wanted to see if anyone here might be interested or know anyone who's looking for a space?🏠 Details are as follows: • Location: Farringdon Lane. • Size: 14 person office (current tenant has increased it to 17 though) 1,555 sqft • Managed by Knotel (cleaning, milk, tea and coffee etc) • Desks, chairs, printer, storage all provided • 1 private meeting room • 2 phone booths • Kitchen and breakout space • Term: we can be flexible Cost: £10k p/m + VAT but open to offers. Please message me if you want to speak in more detail, or view the space 🙂