The Office Journal
Volume 01 · Field notes
A working journal on the unglamorous, high-stakes work of running a European team: hiring, paying, protecting and keeping records straight. Written by the people building Office.
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Editor's note
From the team building Office
Every piece here is drawn from the same decisions that shape the product: what European HR law actually requires, where payroll prep goes wrong, and how to keep personal data both useful and protected. No filler, no search bait.
Start with the four desks below. Each one opens a longer read, and the door is always open if you would rather talk than read.
The desks
Each desk is a standing topic. Open one to read the first piece.
Onboarding that actually finishes, absence that balances itself, reviews people do not dread. The day-to-day of looking after a team without drowning in spreadsheets.
Clean pay runs, DATEV and Croatian export, statutory retention, and the small print that keeps an accountant and an auditor both happy. Where prep turns into peace of mind.
EU data residency, least-privilege access, audit trails and data-subject rights explained in plain language, so a works council or a security team can follow every step.
How the product is made: the closed loop with Fleet by Elevera, the design choices behind a calm back office, and the trade-offs we make so the software stays simple.
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