COVID-19 has changed the scenario of the world's economy, pushed some businesses to end while others to struggle.
Bongo, one of the largest video-streaming platforms of Bangladesh, stood the test of times by transforming the entire company from manual to digital operations, all within a brief span. The company implemented a work-from-home policy on the 15th of March 2020.
Bongo made the best use of Google applications for primary management tasks. They conducted communication and meetings on video-conference applications such as Google Meet and Zoom.
The company actively performed surveys, recognition programs, “Workplace Feedback Survey” all targeted to understand and appreciate the employees more."One of our most popular projects of 2020 was the Virtual Internship Program," said the company statement.
When most businesses were bidding farewell to their permanent employees, Bongo was offering virtual work experience for youths who were spending idle time at home.
Learning is a crucial and constant process, and Bongo never compromise with that.
The company offered free online training courses to assist the employees and develop their skills at home. Moreover, Bongo dealt with mental health wellness in two praiseworthy ways. Firstly, by paying their employees for 'relaxing'. As they call it the "stress-busting hour", Bongo employees get the opportunity to do what they enjoy and get paid for that.
Second, the company organized "bi-monthly Happy Hour where the entire Bongo Tribe met online to have a digital “chit-chat.” Tribe Members performed by singing, dancing, and providing instant stand up comedy to uplift everyone's mood" added the statement.
To ensure friendships remain strong amid social distancing, Bongo said that they implemented monthly virtual “Friends at Work” events to encourage digital friendships.
Additionally, the company stated, "We started quarterly “No Face Podcast' by CoN”, company-wide quarterly “Virtual Town Hall'' and “Ask Me Anything” Quarterly Virtual Session led by our COO, Fayaz Taher."
Bongo BD launched on the 20th of January 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is currently one of the major video streaming sites of the nation – www.bongobd.com. Bongo is one of the many examples of how a company made the best use of the difficult time to provide more towards its employees, in order to spread positivity and sail through tough times.