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Google absolutely wants to fix the remote work issue. But not to the extent of encouraging fully remote work, or even of opening offices in many locations (as
by iainmerrick 8y ago
Google absolutely wants to fix the remote work issue.
But not to the extent of encouraging fully remote work, or even of opening offices in many locations (as they formerly did).
- TulliusCicero 8y agoYou're confusing "wants to fix" with "believes can be completely solved (in the short or medium term)".
- iainmerrick 8y agoYes, you may be right. I guess what I’m trying to say is that some companies and organizations (Basecamp, Mozilla) embrace remote working and some discourage it, and Google is currently in the latter camp. I know they use videoconferencing a lot and they even sell it, but they still co-locate teams and they still expect people to come into the office most days, right? It’s surprising to me that Google in particular is anti-remote given that all their products are so internet-focused. Yes, it’s probably unfair to expect more from them than from others.