# Octokittens Everywhere!

DevFeed: [Octokittens Everywhere!](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/octokittens-everywhere-70373.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/the-library/octokittens-everywhere/>)

Author: Brian Doll

Published: 2012-09-01T00:21:53Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [about](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/about.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [the-library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-library.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The piece describes how GitHub's flexible schedules, remote work, office meals, and family events accommodate employees with children. It connects those workplace practices with employee happiness and productivity.

## Source excerpt

Many GitHubbers are parents, so optimizing for happiness means thinking about the entire, extended GitHub family. We work on our own schedule, from anywhere in the world, doing the best...