Hybrid vs. Remote Work: Why Intuit's Hybrid Model Boosts Culture and Productivity

How Intuit’s hybrid model works

Intuit’s hybrid work approach is critical to strengthening our extraordinary people-first culture. We believe that coming together on-site fosters connectedness and belonging, drives creativity and innovation, and enhances productivity. To maximize these benefits, teams are expected to work onsite three days per week, allowing for both collaboration and flexibility.
Weighing hybrid vs. remote work isn’t always as straightforward as it may seem. It’s more about where you can do your best work and less about where you set up your desk. Hybrid roles can offer the sweet spot between structure and freedom, but they come with trade-offs:

Benefits of Intuit’s Hybrid Work Model

Pros

• Fostering belonging: Open team areas and hub spaces provide opportunities to connect with colleagues and take a break from your desk.
• A place to land: Bookable flex desks are located in "neighborhoods" around the office and offer a home base for individual work done throughout the day.
• Collaborating effectively: Large conference rooms and project rooms are designed for bigger group meetings, and provide optimized technology for hybrid and in-person collaboration.
• Focused productivity: Drop-in rooms and phone booths offer space for heads-down, distraction-free work or privacy for quick video calls.
• Networking & generating bold ideas: Team and huddle rooms are informal meeting spaces for casual team gatherings and offer a space to ideate or socialize between tasks or meetings.

Hybrid work provides our employees with a more structured work environment.  When employees come into the office they get to strengthen their relationships with team members, collaborate more effectively, and build a separation from the work and personal day.  Each of our office sites are designed with tech in mind from “neighborhood” flex desks, conference rooms for hybrid and in-office capability, and drop in phone booths. 

Hybrid work is definitely the best of both worlds: building relationships with in-office teams and working from home increases the velocity of your work.

Damilola FadiyaSoftware Developer 2

How work environment affects culture and connection

Building a strong employee culture is what Intuit leans on to effectively work and scale solutions for customers.  As the saying goes, “distance makes the heart grow fonder”. When employees come into the office they might get stopped on the way to their desk for a quick chat, end up scheduling a lunch get together with your team, or coffee chat with a team member you don’t often get to catch up with.  Building these relationships also might spur an idea you never would’ve thought of before! 

In remote roles, it’s harder to build connections with your direct team and other teams that you work with. Your interaction with your team is limited to digital mediums such as phone calls, video calls, or message channels. This may feel isolating at times.   

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How Intuit supports flexible work for employees

At Intuit, we believe hybrid works best when it’s built around people over policies. Our teams come together in person with purpose, not just to fill a calendar. We take a thoughtful approach to structuring time in the office, centered around our employees’ well-being.  

We invest in the tools and tech that make hybrid work feel seamless. And more importantly, we listen. Because building a workplace that works for people starts with understanding what they need.  Visit our hybrid work page to see what our work model looks like!