5 ms·

‘Zoom is fine, but it can’t match being back in the office’

14 points by tomduncalf 6y ago

fred_is_fred 6y ago
‘Zoom is fine, but it can’t match being back in the office’ - especially true for spreading COVID.
deeblering4 6y ago
As someone who worked remotely before all this happened, I don’t know what “back in the office” is. But I do miss spending time in person with family, friends and, on occasion, colleagues.
cwbrandsma 6y ago
No thanks.
coldtea 6y ago
And being back to the office can't match having a family life such that you actually enjoy being in the house around your spouce (and kids) Or having a well coordinated, no fluff remote team, that doesn't require physical presence to coordinate and to avoid staying behind and getting backstabbed..
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
spaceisballer 6y ago
No doubt working remote can make some things a little harder. I don’t envy a younger person entering the workplace, but if you have good managers and a good environment you can help that person thrive. But my experiences so far have been incredible because I can get my team to focus on the work. The people struggling are the people who spend great deals of time worrying or used to spend a lot of time networking. They just can’t seem to figure out how to make things work, and always bring up how they can’t wait to be back in the office. No doubt I’m making some generalizations, but I’m psyched that I’m seeing great results from all my teams when you cut out the office BS. I’m just making sure that they get recognized for accomplishments that aren’t visible (as managers should do).
julianlam 6y ago
While we haven't formalised our back-to-work plan, I don't imagine it would change much from pre-COVID. I'm someone who craves a strict separation of home and work, but this can be achieved anywhere, not specifically in an office. However, we did find benefits from meeting in-person once a week, for discussions and back-and-forths that can be resolved much faster in person. We also do our weekly standup on that day. It's probably a colossal waste of money to have the office sit empty the rest of the week, but it works for us (and we got a pretty good deal on the lease)
jbirer 6y ago
Managers and CEOs are really missing the narcissistic supply they got from micromanaging and having full control over the workers. COVID-19 has been great in the fact that it brought more self-control for the workers.

14 points by tomduncalf 6y ago

‘Zoom is fine, but it can’t match being back in the office’ - especially true for spreading COVID.

As someone who worked remotely before all this happened, I don’t know what “back in the office” is. But I do miss spending time in person with family, friends and, on occasion, colleagues.

cwbrandsma 6y ago

No thanks.

coldtea 6y ago

And being back to the office can't match having a family life such that you actually enjoy being in the house around your spouce (and kids) Or having a well coordinated, no fluff remote team, that doesn't require physical presence to coordinate and to avoid staying behind and getting backstabbed..

deleted 6y ago
[deleted]

spaceisballer 6y ago

No doubt working remote can make some things a little harder. I don’t envy a younger person entering the workplace, but if you have good managers and a good environment you can help that person thrive. But my experiences so far have been incredible because I can get my team to focus on the work. The people struggling are the people who spend great deals of time worrying or used to spend a lot of time networking. They just can’t seem to figure out how to make things work, and always bring up how they can’t wait to be back in the office. No doubt I’m making some generalizations, but I’m psyched that I’m seeing great results from all my teams when you cut out the office BS. I’m just making sure that they get recognized for accomplishments that aren’t visible (as managers should do).

julianlam 6y ago

While we haven't formalised our back-to-work plan, I don't imagine it would change much from pre-COVID. I'm someone who craves a strict separation of home and work, but this can be achieved anywhere, not specifically in an office. However, we did find benefits from meeting in-person once a week, for discussions and back-and-forths that can be resolved much faster in person. We also do our weekly standup on that day. It's probably a colossal waste of money to have the office sit empty the rest of the week, but it works for us (and we got a pretty good deal on the lease)

jbirer 6y ago

Managers and CEOs are really missing the narcissistic supply they got from micromanaging and having full control over the workers. COVID-19 has been great in the fact that it brought more self-control for the workers.