Verkada Office Work Drives Sales, COVID Concerns and Challenges

******* ****** * ****** COVID ***** **** ***** and ****** ** "********** people ** **** ******** if **** **** ***********, while ********* *********** *** are ****** ** **** it ********* ** **** from **** *** ****** to **** **** *** office, ** **** ** they *** *** ******** testing *** ******** ****** distancing *** ****** **********."

"When ***'** ** *** ****** *** **** ******"

******* *** **** *** San *****, ** ************ open ********** *** ******** except *** * ****** (March ***** ***** **** 2020) **** ***** **** Bay **** **** ********* closed *******. ***** ****-****-**** was ********** ** ****** at *******, ******** ******* told **** **** **** pressure ** **** ** even ****** *** ****** of *** ******** **** year:

**** *** ******* ****** to **** **** *** office. ******** *** ******* you *-* ***** * day [...] **** **** like "**** ***'** ** the ****** *** **** better."

*** **** ** **** in ******* ****'* **** the ******* *****. **** people **** ******** ** health ******** *** ******* doesn't ****** ****. ******* fostered **** **** ** environment.

[**] *** ***% * concern. * ******* ** go **** ** *** office *** *** ******* that *** ******* ** me ***, *** ****** ups ****** *** ** be **** ** *** office *** ** ***** be ******* **** ** stay **** *** ** even ** *** **** in *-* ***** * week **** ***** *** be ******, *** **** to ** ** *** office ** *** ** all.

** *** *** ** the *** ** ***'* really ****. *** ***** 2 *** *******, ** Salt **** **** *** Austin ****** * ********? We're ******* ******* *** moving ******* ** ***** locations.

Verkada **** ******** **** **** ****

******* ***** ******** ****-****-**** on **** **, ****, the ******* ********* ** IPVM. ** ********, **** like********************* ******** ****-****-**** ************. Multiple ******* ****** ******** also **** ** *** top ***** ** *******'* San ***** ************, ****** office **** ********** ********** for ****.

******* ********* **** ** "encouraged ****** ** **** remotely ** **** **** comfortable" ***** ********* "*** option ** **** **** the ******" *** ***** who *** "****** ** find ** *********" ** work **** ****:

*** *** *** ** of ****** **** ************ extensively ***** *** ***** we **** ***** ** keep ****** ****, ********** people ** **** ******** if **** **** ***********, while ********* *********** *** are ****** ** **** it ********* ** **** from **** *** ****** to **** **** *** office, ** **** ** they *** *** ******** testing *** ******** ****** distancing *** ****** **********.

******* ***** **** *** office *** ****** ****** off ** ******** ** the ********'* ***** ** March **** **** * "phased *********" ********* ** June ****:

** ********** **** *** guidelines *** ***** ***********, we ***** * ****** reopening ** **** ** 2020 *** ********* *** found ******* ** **** difficult *** ******* ********* precautions ** ******* *** health ** *** *********

"I *** ******* ** * ***'* *** ****** ** *** ******"

******** ******* **** **** the ******** ** **** into *** ****** **** directly **** *** ***, with *** ******* ******* founder *** ********* ******** Hans ********* ****** "* get ******* ** * don't *** ****** ** the ****** *******". ** IPVM *** *******, ******** sources *** **** ********* is ******* ********-******* *******, *** *** Filip ********.

**** **** "* *** nervous ** * ***'* see ****** ** *** office *******" **** ******. Hans ******* ** ****** people *******, ** **** work **** **** ** feels **** ***'* *** work ****

******* ****** **** ** and ******** **** ********* people ** **** ** work:

** ********** ***** **** the *** ******* ******** are ********** ***** **** to **** ** *** office [...] ** ****** their **** *** **** were **** ******* *** it, ******** ***** ***** - **** **** **** 'when ***'** ** *** office *** **** ******.'

******* ********* **** **'* "completely *****" **** ****** at ** "********* *** preference *** ***** *********** worked ****":

** ** *********** **** despite *** ********* ************** encouraging ********* ** **** the ******** **** ** best *** ***** ******, that **** ********* **** left **** *** ********, and *****, ********** – and ** ** ********** false **** ****** ** our ****** **** ********* any ********** *** ***** individuals ****** ****.

Verkada ******* ****** ****** ****

******* **** *******'* **********, sales-driven ******* ********** **-****** work. *** ****** ** a "****** **** ***********" with ** "********** ********" to **** **, ******* getting "***** *******" *** not ****** **:

*** *****, *** *****'* an ********** ******** ** you *** ***** ******* if *** ***'* **** to *** ******. ** you *** **** *******, you *** **** **** home. ** ***'** ***, they *** ***, "*** don't *** **** ** the ******?" ******** **** to **** **** * stock ******* ***** ***** it's *** *********. ******* end-of-quarter ********** ***** *** feel **** ********. * boiler **** ***********.

******* ****** ******, ****** pressure ** *** ***** floor ** "**** **** other **", **** ********** fears ***** ***** ****** if ****-****-**** *** **********:

* ***** ******** ** our ******* ** *****-******, they **** ** **** each ***** **, ***** is ********* ****** ** you're ****-**-****.

***** **** ******* *** resulted ** ****** ******* sales, ** **** *********** to *******'******* ******************** ********.

Fears **** ********* ***** ***** ** ******* *****

******* **** ** ******* event **** ***** **** around ** ***** *** had ***** *** ******** interactions, **** *********, **** one ******** ******* ******** the *** *****, *** Verkada *** *** ******** this ******** **** ** the ***** ******* ******* clear ******* ** ****** obtained ** **** **** "we ****** *** ********* when ** ******** ***** positive *** *****-**"; *******, close ******** **** ******** individually, **** * ****** telling **** **** **** this *** **** ** downplay *** ***** ******* so **** ***** ******** it ***** ***** * COVID ***** ** *** company ** ******** **:

** *** ********* *** company ****** **** ** somebody **** ** **** positive, **** ***** ******* an ***** **** ***** were '*** ***** ********' [...] *** ***** **** situation ***** *** ** email [...] *** ****** they ****'* **** *** an ***** ** **** there **** ** **** close ******** ** ***** be * [*****] ***** for *** *******

* ******* ************ ********* that "** *** *** attended **** ***** ****** positive *****" ******** "******** from **** *****", * vaccinated ******** *** **** positive *** *** ** contacts:

**** ** * ******** mischaracterization ** *** *****. This ***** *** **** offsite ** **** *, 2021. ************* ** ****** were ******* *** ******** with *** *****’* ***** pertaining ** *****. *** meals ****** ****** **** outdoors *** **** ********** were ********, **** *** exception ** *********** ******** and *************.

*** **** ******** ** people *** ******** **** vaccinated, **** ****** ****** negative ****** ********* *** event ***no *** *** ******** **** ***** ****** ******** *****.

We *** *** ********** ******** *** ****** ******** ******* ** *** ****** *** *****-** ******** **** **** *****. We followed all state laws and CDC guidance, as well as contact tracing to notify any individual who came into contact with that person. We did not have any other people who had contact with that person test positive. [emphasis added]

**********, ******* *** ****** at ***** *** ***** event ****** *** ******** as**** ******* ** *******,******* ** ****** ***** with *** ***** *** no ****** **********, ********* then*** ***** ****** ****** health ******:

** *** ****, ******* said "**** ** * violation ** *** ******* COVID ****** ******. ********* who *** *** **** a **** **** **** home."

"I ***'* **** ****"

* ****** **** ******* does *** ******** ******* mask ******* *** ******* adding **** ****'* "**** safe" **** **** ****-******* and ******-***** *****:

* ***'* **** ****, people ****'* ******* ***** masks **** ** *** common *****. **'** **% vaccinated *** *** **** survey **** **** *** is ****** ** ****** have **** *** ***** first **** [...] ** one ** ******* ****** twice * ****. *****'* no ****** ** ***** to ****** ** ** people ***** ******* ******

*** **** ***** *********-*****, * **** ***'* feel **** ****** *****

** ********, ******* **** it ******** "********** *** time ***" *** ***** to *** ********** *** that **% ** *** staff *** "***** **********". Verkada **** ****** ** has "***** * ****** of ********* ********" ********* hiring *** ****** **-**** for **** ***** ******* and ********** **********:

******* *** ***** * number ** ********* ******** throughout *****-** ** ****** the ****** *** ****** of *** ********* – from ********* **** *****-** testing ** *** ****** for *********, ********* ** least *** ** **** nurses ***** ***, ******** in ******* *******, ************* our ****** ***** *** installing ********** ** ****** social **********, *** ******* with *** ***** ******’* Department ** ****** ** ensure ** ******** *** precautions *** ***********. *** approach *** ****** **** informed ** *** ******** and **** *********, *** State ** **********’* ****** and *** ****** *** safety ** *** ****.

Verkada ******* ********

******* ****** * ******** of *** ***** *********** efforts **** **** ****** "we ***** *** ********** employees" *** ******* "*********** remotely" *** ******* **** "themselves *** ********* ****":

** ***** *** ********** employees *** **** **** above *** ****** **** the **** **** ** work *********** ******** *** appreciate ********** **** **** done ** ***** *** continued ******* ***** ******* themselves *** ***** ********* safe.

******* **** ****** *** "****** ** ****** *****" **** *** *** 29, ****.

Risks ******* ********** & *********

*** **** **** ******** staffers ********* ******* ***** Verkada's ***** ********** ***** harming ******* *********** *******; multiple ******* **** **** was ******** ** ***** for ********** *** ********* new ******:

* **** * *** of ******* *** *********** there *** **** **** did *** **** *** vibe **** **** **** told '*** **** ** be ** *** ******'.

* ********** **** ****** who **** **** ** move ** *** *** Area ****** *** ******** to ** ** *** office. *** **** **** they're ******* ****** ** relocate ** ******. ******** [outside *******] *'** ********* that ** ** *******.

** **** ******* **** make ** **** ****** and **** ** *** want ** **** **** [...] ** *** **** to **** *** **** people, ********** ******* *****, you **** ** ** more ********.

*** ** ******* ** other **** ***** *** still ******* **** ****

** ******, *******'* *** COVID ******** ** *** necessarily ****** *********** ** 'sales ********' - *** young, ****** ******* ******** Hans ********* ******* ** hire, ***************** "**** *** ******** team". *** ** **** harm ******** ** *** employees ******* ** **** mold. ****-****-**** ** ******** very ******* ** **** and ** **** ******** the ********** ** **** workers, ************ ***** **** more ********** *** ********.

**********, ******, ******* *** optimized ****** ****** ***** growth *** ** **** can ******* ** **** (100%+ ****** ** **** is *** ******, ******* say), *** ****** **** remote ** ****** **** may ** ********, ** at ***** *** * concern ** *******.

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