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In the 90s, it was cubicles. The Dilbert and Office Space sensory deprivation chamber. Nowadays, it's the noisy and distracting open office environments where
by jdlyga 7y ago
In the 90s, it was cubicles. The Dilbert and Office Space sensory deprivation chamber.
Nowadays, it's the noisy and distracting open office environments where you're scrunched next to people who you probably aren't even working with.
In the future, it's leaning towards remote work. Which sounds great on paper. But there's another whole level of tyranny with that. Only getting 15 minutes per day face to face with coworkers over video chat, the rest done asynchronously over Slack is very impersonal. Though maybe I'd trade that for being able to live in an actual house with a pool instead of squished into a tiny apartment.
- amwelles 7y agoI found semi-remote to be the best of both worlds. My office is a 35-minute commute (each way), so I work from home Monday through Thursday. I go into the office Friday mornings and leave after sharing lunch with coworkers to beat rush hour traffic. I have a membership to a coworking space if I need to get out of the house (which my company pays half of).
- ohdog 7y agoMid 20's, first job was a small office, it was ok. Second job was in a cube farm, hated it. Current job is working remote, see my regional team once/twice a month. Been in this position for 1.5 years now and I'm ready for office life back, maybe that's just because i miss the social aspect, but i also get frustrated sometimes with not being able to get facetime with people. Would be nice to just grab lunch or hang out with people in different departments and see what they're working on.
- ilaksh 7y agoWhy can't you just message the people in other departments and ask them to Facetime you?
- lostjohnny 7y agoexchanging ideas in person works better. after working home for 3 years, I missed being out of my house, even though I am not the most social person you'll find at my office. I think the balance is some remote, when you fill it, and the rest in a real office, with real people. secondly, go live close to the job, the closest possible. it takes me 15 minutes now from door to door and it made my life much better.
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- tastyfreeze 7y agoI'm not gen-z but grew up with IRC and instant messaging as a normal communication modes. Asynchronous communication is not a problem at all. Playing MUDs and MMOs and spending a ridiculous amount of time online has taught me that personal connections do not require face to face interactions. Asynchronous communication allows me to choose if/when to respond. I find that much more preferable to office coworkers just popping in to say "hi" or needing to wear blinders and headphones just to get some semblance of privacy. The biggest benefit of remote work is being able to live wherever the hell you want and do work that you enjoy.
- taurath 7y agoThere’s plenty of benefit from being in the same place. Conflict resolution for one becomes far more difficult over the wire.
- chapium 7y agoBeing able to work async and ignore everyone is a huge reason not to be remote. It drags out simple interactions over time, very unfocused. In a company where everyone ignores everyone else leads to pits of ticket queues that never get resolved. Each team that does this multiplies the effect.
- levythe 7y agoI have been blessed to have an office to myself. The day they move me to an open office (read labor pit) is the day I only come in half the week and take the rest of the week remote. Face to face has its uses, but I can't get meaningful thoughtful work done if I don't have my own space. Judging by my observations passing by open offices, I'd wager most people have the same take.
- ilaksh 7y agoIf you want to spend more time on video or audio chat then you can. There is literally no reason it should be limited to 15 minutes.