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> Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Quora had a strong office culture and discouraged employees from working remotely most of the time. But once the company had n
by mac01021 6y ago
> Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Quora had a strong office culture and discouraged employees from working remotely most of the time. But once the company had no choice, Quora CEO and co-founder Adam D’Angelo says they discovered the benefits of working from anywhere far outweigh the drawbacks.
I'm surprise that so many people couldn't figure this out without being forced to try it against their will.
I also wonder how Quora's transition will turn out. Every remote-first organization I've seen started out as a remote-first org.
- a_imho 6y agoI would hesitate to take anything from the article at face value, they just align with whatever is trending, there is nothing more to it really. Do you expect them to say I would force every single one of my peons back into the salt mines if I could, but alas I can't for the time being?
- black_puppydog 6y agoWhich, depending on how you see it, is okay. I personally don't expect corporations to really have a consciousness. I expect them to react to outside stimulus, that's all. So if "we" make in unacceptable to say "come to the office or get lost" then they will accept that, no more, no less. That's okay with me.
- a_imho 6y agoCorporate hypocrisy is really not that serious issue in the grand scheme of things, but the asking for it justification is just victim blaming.
- black_puppydog 6y agosorry if that came across as blaming you... what I mean is that it's actually a pretty good thing in a way that corporations operate that way. If a sizeable proportion of workers/customers make it clear they will not accept something, it will be gone in a heartbeat. Of course, there are (huge) exceptions for monopoly situations where there's simply nowhere else to take your work/money.