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I'm open to hearing detailed alternatives. Company architecture -- specifically, ensuring autonomous strategic alignment while minimizing synchronous communica

by Denzel 9y ago

I'm open to hearing detailed alternatives. Company architecture -- specifically, ensuring autonomous strategic alignment while minimizing synchronous communication -- is close to my heart. It'd be especially helpful to hear how to do this is in a way that's comfortable and welcoming to someone like you.

db48x 9y ago
Most of the things listed in the schedule shown in the article would be better off as a wiki page. They've got a whole one-hour meeting for "Learn[ing] about parking and transportation options". This is information that cannot possibly change frequently, which not everyone will care about, and which you absolutely do not need to give a presentation about, and a wiki page is perfectly suited for communicating this information.
- Denzel 9y ago
  I agree that a lot of the information is perfectly suited for a wiki page. (And I bet Mailchimp has those too.) However, I feel that wiki pages should be treated as secondary sources in the case of onboarding, not primary sources. It feels like your discounting the benefits of building person-to-person rapport. Rapport is not built through wiki pages. And the easiest way to build rapport -- for both introverts and extroverts alike -- is through simple conversation about simple topics. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss face-to-face interaction just because it's uncomfortable or unnecessary. Not everything has to be comfortable or necessary to be useful. Sometimes a little inefficiency can go a long way towards a happy life. In other words: stop and smell the roses.
  - db48x 9y ago
    Nobody is going to build rapport with anyone at an hour-long presentation about parking and transit options. An hour-long meeting about anything is not a chance to stop and smell the roses; the roses are all outside.
    - Denzel 9y ago
      I'm afraid you don't understand what rapport is with such a sweeping statement. But, I'm not here to convince you. Honestly, it appears this type of team wouldn't be a good fit for you and that's okay.

by Denzel 9y ago

db48x 9y ago

Most of the things listed in the schedule shown in the article would be better off as a wiki page. They've got a whole one-hour meeting for "Learn[ing] about parking and transportation options". This is information that cannot possibly change frequently, which not everyone will care about, and which you absolutely do not need to give a presentation about, and a wiki page is perfectly suited for communicating this information.

Denzel 9y ago
I agree that a lot of the information is perfectly suited for a wiki page. (And I bet Mailchimp has those too.) However, I feel that wiki pages should be treated as secondary sources in the case of onboarding, not primary sources. It feels like your discounting the benefits of building person-to-person rapport. Rapport is not built through wiki pages. And the easiest way to build rapport -- for both introverts and extroverts alike -- is through simple conversation about simple topics. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss face-to-face interaction just because it's uncomfortable or unnecessary. Not everything has to be comfortable or necessary to be useful. Sometimes a little inefficiency can go a long way towards a happy life. In other words: stop and smell the roses.
- db48x 9y ago
  Nobody is going to build rapport with anyone at an hour-long presentation about parking and transit options. An hour-long meeting about anything is not a chance to stop and smell the roses; the roses are all outside.
  - Denzel 9y ago
    I'm afraid you don't understand what rapport is with such a sweeping statement. But, I'm not here to convince you. Honestly, it appears this type of team wouldn't be a good fit for you and that's okay.