Prior to your start date, you will work with GitLab IT to acquire a laptop.
As you onboard and start your Gitlab journey, new hires after 2023-02-08 will receive a 1,500 USD (or equivalent local currency) stipend to help you towards setting up your home office in your first year. This will be issued to you as a Virtual Card, and you will be able to use that card to purchase items. The Virtual Card information will be sent to you by the Accounts Payable team via your Onboarding Issue. Please refer to GitLab's guide to a productive home office or remote workspace as a tool to guide you in how to create the perfect home office setup for remote working. Please refer to the Navan Expense End Users Guide for instructions on using and accessing your Virtual Card.
In addition, as of 2023-02-08, team members will get a yearly refresh of 500 USD (or equivalent local currency) to purchase upgrades, replacements, or enhancements to your home office setup. This excludes laptops - please connect with the IT team if you require a replacement laptop.
Team members who have started during the year before this expense policy took effect, and have not yet expensed key parts of their home office equipment (such as office chair, desk and monitor) are also eligible for the New Hire 1,500 USD stipend. In order to claim this, please email expenses@gitlab.com and explain your situation. The team will assist you with provisioning the Virtual Card.
For any questions about this process or about utilizing your Virtual Card, please reach out in the #expense-reporting-inquiries Slack channel.
For questions on how to submit your home office expenses, including which categories to use, please refer to the Expenses handbook page.