Who you are impacts how you work
More than you may realize. Our personality traits, experiences, routines, hobbies—heck, even our zodiac signs—influence our preferred ways of working, or our workstyles.
Who you are impacts how you work
While the options are truly endless, we’ve created five distinct workstyles to help you get to know yourself, and your colleagues, a little bit better.
Who you are impacts how you work
So, what’s your workstyle? Take the quiz and show your team who they’re really workin’ with.
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Our team spans 70+ countries and includes parents, travelers, yogis, foodies, and more. We're more than our job titles—and so are you! We believe it's time to celebrate our differences. Because these are the things that make us, and our work, extra special.
OYSTER's WORKSTYLE- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- Product Marketer
- Yoga teacher
- Dog mom
- Sister, daughter, friend living thousands of miles away from my family
Lisa
Copenhagen, denmark
“Although I love my job, I don’t want it to ever become my identity. Flexible work has allowed me to have balance in my life while also being my authentic self at work.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- HR lady
- Talker
- Ideator
- California girl
- Homebody
- Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, yente, person
Kim
Berkeley, United States
“I have always been more than my job title, even within the workplace! I like to take on all sorts of projects, dipping my fingers into all the paints and wiggling them all over the wall to see what kind of mural comes out of the dance.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Account Executive
- Mom, wife, daughter, friend
- Expat
- Pet owner
- Homeowner
Brittni
Bergamo, Italy
“No one should have to choose between living their dream job and dream life. In the past, it was hard for me to remember—I’m much more, and not only defined by my title.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Senior Director of People Experience
- Food aficionado
- Dog dad
- Coffee lover
- Pizza masterchef
- Traveler
Matt
Brisbane, Australia
“I have the pleasure of enabling my team to do their best work, wherever they are in the world. Although we love where we live, we also love exploring places others call home.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Partnerships Lead
- World Explorer
- Movie Buff
- Tech Enthusiast
- Adrenaline Junkie
Bruno
Porto, Portugal
“The world is my Oyster. Now I have the best of both worlds: a great job and the flexibility to travel.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
- Operations Director
- Professional
- Cyclist
- Dog & cat mom
- Friend, wife, travel enthusiast
- NBA Fan
- Wannabe rockstar bass player (her words, not ours!)
Maryann
Reno, United States
“At Oyster, the flexible work schedule, the ability to work remotely from almost anywhere, and the company’s dedication to making asynchronous work not just possible but preferable, has been life-changing.”
Our team spans 70+ countries and includes parents, travelers, yogis, foodies, and more. We're more than our job titles—and so are you! We believe it's time to celebrate our differences. Because these are the things that make us, and our work, extra special.
OYSTER's WORKSTYLEHow well do you know your team?
Learning each other's workstyles doesn’t just make for great conversations. It builds better relationships, trust, and communication. So throw this in your team Slack channel and see what they get!
Workplace tips for People leaders
When you uncover your team's many workstyles, you may be thinking, "How can I celebrate and support them all?" We anticipated that! So we prepped some immediate tips and other helpful resources for you.
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