Onboarding your team to a new tool can be daunting, let's discuss a few ways to help you set up!

Setting Office Expectations

Just like in any physical office, your virtual office has rules and expectations to follow too, so make sure your team knows and understands your expectations!

This section will cover some ways other teams have set expectations for their teams.

First, make sure you invite your team! Getting your team acclimated will help everyone to integrate easily into SoWork.

To help your team understand the basics, we recommend selecting one person to be your SoWork Guide. This person will be your go-to individual and have a good grasp of basic knowledge and concepts. We also have plenty of resources in our Help Center to guide you!

Set an expectation of how often your team should be in SoWork. SoWork is more than just a meeting tool. Having your team spend a few hours a day in the Office encourages spontaneous interactions and culture building that other meeting tools lack.

For this reason we recommend the following:

1. Set a block of time everyday where your entire team will work out of your SoWork office outside of a company-wide meeting.

2. Ask your team to use SoWork for all their meetings, including one-on-ones, team meetings, outside guest/client meetings, and company-wide meetings. This helps to build the habit of using SoWork as a tool and daily driver to get work done.

3. For meetings in SoWork you can use Proximity, being near another user in the world, or you can use a Private Meeting, where no one can interrupt without your permission. You're also able to use Meeting Zones, where you're able to meet with your team by being in a particular area or zone in your Office.

In the end, there's much to gain from using SoWork to interact with your team and build a strong culture. The best way to do this is to go up and speak to your teammates in the office. After all, we all grow together! 🌱🌻

Status Expectations

After your team sets their meeting expectations, it's great to set status expectations.

Teams use 🟢 when they're open to having a chat, being asked a quick question, or collaborating with others.

Teams use 🔴 and signify if they will be right back, if they're grabbing food or doing errands, OR if they're heads down for some deep work.

Folks can also type a custom status that displays in the world above their avatar's head. This can display while they're available or unavailable.