When the world went into lockdown last year, the 1000 employees at Berlin-based tech company Awin did what millions of others did: they flipped open their laptops and started working from the kitchen or dining room.
At the same time, Awin started running flat-out as its business with online retailers soared, putting intense pressure on the staff.
![“We’re having a birthday party for [daughter] Rada in a few weeks and we’re going to get the truck to come, which is a real flex,” O’Neill says.](https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.7012%2C$multiply_2%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_732%2C$y_641/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_600%2Cq_52%2Cf_auto/b5e4395344f07ccd1e3a348af02af77c8eeb8d1b)
