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It's amazing to me how many people and companies who have been forced to work remotely for the first time in their lives are suddenly the experts on it.

fs111 6y ago
You have to jump on the hype train to get all that juicy traffic to your "think pieces"
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dboreham 6y ago
I've been waiting for Marissa Mayer to launch a remote working technology startup, since March.
- reallydontask 6y ago
  Although I appreciate where your comment is coming from, namely her tenure at yahoo and probably tongue in cheek, people can change their views for genuine reasons and should, mostly, be admired when they do so. It takes courage to publicly admit that you are wrong
  - arethuza 6y ago
    It's great when people admit when they have changed their mind and the reasons why - but a lot of "political" people simply change and never admit they recommended anything else.
    - nickcox 6y ago
      Or, as in TFA, they say that circumstances have changes and their their previous position was 100% definitely right at the time.
      - arethuza 6y ago
        That's completely reasonable, but some people won't highlight that they have changed their mind as they think it makes them look weak.
  - a_imho 6y ago
    Nah, aligning with the trends is anything but courageous and admirable. Especially if one was very vocal about opposing them. Double especially if the move is out of one's control.
codetrotter 6y ago
If you have some valuable knowledge about remote work, please post it. But I don’t see any reason to demand that everyone should be an expert on remote work before we allow them to share their experiences and thoughts about this thing that we’ve been going through.
- fogetti 6y ago
  I think the point is, that these type of articles are like fairy tales. I wouldn't be surprised if Quora would be the first to announce an in-office only policy when the pandemic is over. If it turns out so, then the whole interview and the post is worthless. That's why time and long experience/exposure matters.
- yakshaving_jgt 6y ago
  I've been working remotely full-time since 2014, and now I run a company and employ people (mostly programmers) around the world. We've been remote since day zero. Any valuable knowledge I have about remote work would be eclipsed by the Remote book written by the Basecamp guys, so that's what I'd recommend people read. What I'm reacting to here is the hubris of some people (especially on my LinkedIn feed) to not just share experience but actually give advice on a topic they're completely new to.
madeofpalk 6y ago
i think the views from a stalwart are actually kind of helpful. imho "experts" on this probably arent going to be saying much unique or helpful for others in the industry who previously have been so resistent to remote work.

fs111 6y ago

You have to jump on the hype train to get all that juicy traffic to your "think pieces"

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dboreham 6y ago

I've been waiting for Marissa Mayer to launch a remote working technology startup, since March.

reallydontask 6y ago
Although I appreciate where your comment is coming from, namely her tenure at yahoo and probably tongue in cheek, people can change their views for genuine reasons and should, mostly, be admired when they do so. It takes courage to publicly admit that you are wrong
- arethuza 6y ago
  It's great when people admit when they have changed their mind and the reasons why - but a lot of "political" people simply change and never admit they recommended anything else.
  - nickcox 6y ago
    Or, as in TFA, they say that circumstances have changes and their their previous position was 100% definitely right at the time.
    - arethuza 6y ago
      That's completely reasonable, but some people won't highlight that they have changed their mind as they think it makes them look weak.
- a_imho 6y ago
  Nah, aligning with the trends is anything but courageous and admirable. Especially if one was very vocal about opposing them. Double especially if the move is out of one's control.

codetrotter 6y ago

If you have some valuable knowledge about remote work, please post it. But I don’t see any reason to demand that everyone should be an expert on remote work before we allow them to share their experiences and thoughts about this thing that we’ve been going through.

fogetti 6y ago
I think the point is, that these type of articles are like fairy tales. I wouldn't be surprised if Quora would be the first to announce an in-office only policy when the pandemic is over. If it turns out so, then the whole interview and the post is worthless. That's why time and long experience/exposure matters.
yakshaving_jgt 6y ago
I've been working remotely full-time since 2014, and now I run a company and employ people (mostly programmers) around the world. We've been remote since day zero. Any valuable knowledge I have about remote work would be eclipsed by the Remote book written by the Basecamp guys, so that's what I'd recommend people read. What I'm reacting to here is the hubris of some people (especially on my LinkedIn feed) to not just share experience but actually give advice on a topic they're completely new to.

madeofpalk 6y ago

i think the views from a stalwart are actually kind of helpful. imho "experts" on this probably arent going to be saying much unique or helpful for others in the industry who previously have been so resistent to remote work.