23/09/2022

Working Remotely but Staying Connected at BlaBlaCar by Amandine Vermersch


Since its creation in 2006, over 100 million people are traveling using BlaBlaCar's carpooling and bus services in 22 countries. BlaBlaCar gives everyone the freedom to come to the office as often as they like through the BlaBlaNomad policy, allowing employees to come in several times a week to once a month, with a dedicated budget depending on their situation. 

Since the launch of the policy, trust has been the foundation to a functional and healthy way of working while some parts of the team are working fully remotely. 


My name is Amandine, Community Relations Team Manager France, and I've been working at BlaBlacar since January 2022. 


After 6 years of living abroad, I felt that it was time to come back to my hometown in the north of France. I knew that it'd be challenging to find a job in this field of work here, and this is why I started looking for remote opportunities. Fortunately for me, I found BlaBlacar and its "BlaBlaNomad policy"! 


BlaBlaCar's mission statement is: "We bring freedom, fairness and fraternity to the world of travel" and I think that it's reflected in our way of working as well, especially when it comes to freedom as we can work and live wherever we want in the country, wherever we feel the happiest and most productive. 


Another suitable word to describe this policy is Flexibility. I'm currently a full remote employee working from Dunkirk, and I come to our office in Paris once per month, for 2 or 3 consecutive days. All remote employees have a maximum monthly budget for transportation and accommodation. In the beginning, for 3 months, the budget is even doubled, which means we can come twice per month to get to know our team and colleagues. 


BlaBlaCar has a principle called "Fun & Serious" and organizes many office events throughout the year, such as the Summer Party or Impact Day. In order for the remote employees to prepare and participate in these precious moments, the engagement team always plans and communicates far in advance.


In the Community Relations Team, we make sure to connect every week, either through asynchronous check-ins on Slack or through one-on-one calls. We also organize bi-monthly meetings with the entire team, which is a great occasion for us to see each other to discuss and share the latest updates while making sure that no one feels isolated. Working at BlaBlaCar has allowed me to discover the tailor made remote policy that I initially saw in the job description, and to embrace the fun & serious culture.

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BlaBlaCar is the world's leading carpooling platform, created with one dream in mind: leveraging technology to fill the millions of empty seats on the road. We offer long- and short-distance carpooling as well as a bus marketplace, with the mission to become the go-to app for shared road travel.



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