Welcome to the Squad

Sean welcomes Lauren on her first day in the Austin office and explains how the design team is structured.

Welcome to the Squad

Listen and choose the right answer

How many mandatory office days does the team have per week?

• One day
• Two days
• Five days

Where do designers belong in this company's structure?

• To specific product squads
• To a central agency pool only
• To the marketing department

When does the team hold their big design critique session?

• Every Monday morning
• Every Wednesday afternoon
• Every Friday afternoon

What is the funny twist at the end of the conversation?

• Lauren used to work for Sean's main competitor.
• Lauren actually wrote the blog post about the workflow Sean just explained.
• Sean realizes he forgot to order coffee for Lauren.

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Sean: Let's grab a coffee and I'll walk you through how our ____ works around here.
• Sean: Well, we have two ____ on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the rest of the week is async.
• Sean: Exactly. Also, every designer belongs to a specific product ____ rather than a central agency pool.
• Sean: We do! We hold a weekly sync on Wednesdays and a big ____ every Friday afternoon.
• Lauren: And how do you handle your ____ and tooling across different squads?

Sources: photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels