Guidelines
Guidelines

Deadlines

For every task, you’re expected to provide a soft deadline and a hard deadline.

A soft deadline is the ideal time that you think you’ll be able to deliver by.

A hard deadline is the absolute latest that you think you’ll be able to deliver by.

Generally, a hard deadline is 3-8 days after the soft deadline.

If you miss a soft deadline, we’ll send you a message checking in on you, and ensuring the hard deadline does not need to be moved. If it does, we will grant you an

extension⁠

or a

scope reduction⁠

If you feel like you’re not going to complete your task by the hard deadline, you need to notify Foleso at least 24 hours before the hard deadline. If you miss a hard deadline without notice, you will be given a grace period of 2 days to communicate any issues. If you miss the grace period as well, you will be removed from the project.

Extensions

You are given a maximum of 2 extensions to a hard deadline for any given task. If you feel you need more, it’s likely that your current task is too overwhelming to complete and would benefit from a scope reduction instead of an extension.

Scope Reduction

You can break your larger task down into smaller tasks and complete one of the smaller sub-tasks. By default, those sub-tasks are your responsibility, but you can discuss with the team and see if someone has the bandwidth to assist with them.

Collaboration

Check-Ins

Everyone with active tasking is expected to check-in each week by Sunday, 9 PM EST. If you miss a check-in, you’ll be notified via message and need to get it in by Monday.

If you miss 2 check-ins in a row and don’t submit your check in later you will be removed from the project.

You do not need to check-in if you’ve been in active communication with a lead during this time.

Administration

Sprints

A sprint lasts 2 weeks from Sunday to Sunday. At the beginning of a sprint, you’ll be given all your tasks and deadlines for that sprint. At the end of a sprint, there’s a sprint reflection with a summary of work completed during the sprint, and what will be the focus of the next sprint.

Benefits

If you live in a place where you can’t work properly (family, noise, etc.) you’re entitled to a $100/month reimbursement for a co-working space. Before availing, you must first send a link to the coworking space and a receipt of payment in order for reimbursement. An example of a coworking space is

Cobalt Workspace⁠

. You can also find co-working spaces on sites like

Liquidspace⁠

. You cannot use the reimbursement for any residential spaces (i.e: an apartment), even if you intend to use it professionally.