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Cannot agree more. If WFH, was really that effective, then most of the jobs would have been outsourced by now. Like it or not, there is location bias in workpla

Cannot agree more. If WFH, was really that effective, then most of the jobs would have been outsourced by now. Like it or not, there is location bias in workplace. Pre-pandemic, I have frequently seen remote folks working hard to be seen and "sell" their work as opposed to folks working @ office. I'm guessing once the vaccine is out, we'll eventually regress back to office.

Ecstatify 6y ago
Gitlab is completely remote. Google just cancelled plans to lease large office space in Dublin. WFH was forced onto companies, think it’s a bit disingenuous to say that’s it not really effective. You mightn’t like it but people in other situations do. Personally I don’t have any benefit commuting 1hr to a noisy office when all my other colleagues are located in another office in another country. WFH works well for certain people and not for others.
- jl2718 6y ago
  Gitlab is actually the perfect WFH company because it forces them to eat their own dog food.
  - stjohnswarts 6y ago
    I used this reasoning to convince my boss when I was working on code for embedded devices. "IF I can't fix it remotely then the techs don't stand a chance, so I need to be working from home all the time unless absolutely necessary that I need to go onsite"
- SheinhardtWigCo 6y ago
  There’s no denying that WFH works well for some folks. But is Gitlab, a company that trails its nearest competitor by a wide margin, really a good example of remote work being more effective for business?
tracker1 6y ago
Not sure that I agree... I will say that I tend to be less productive at home in general, but overall the people I work with have done surprisingly well.
sg47 6y ago
If the child care situation is solved, productivity will likely go up. My team is distributed across Europe and Asia with key members working from home. Before Covid, I didn't notice any performance difference compared to past teams that were all local. Performance has suffered to some extent due to the child care situation so I've had to make adjustments in expectations around deliverables. Time spent not commuting is typically spent working. It's hard to wean myself away from work. Meetings are harder though.

Ecstatify 6y ago

Gitlab is completely remote. Google just cancelled plans to lease large office space in Dublin. WFH was forced onto companies, think it’s a bit disingenuous to say that’s it not really effective. You mightn’t like it but people in other situations do. Personally I don’t have any benefit commuting 1hr to a noisy office when all my other colleagues are located in another office in another country. WFH works well for certain people and not for others.

jl2718 6y ago
Gitlab is actually the perfect WFH company because it forces them to eat their own dog food.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  I used this reasoning to convince my boss when I was working on code for embedded devices. "IF I can't fix it remotely then the techs don't stand a chance, so I need to be working from home all the time unless absolutely necessary that I need to go onsite"
SheinhardtWigCo 6y ago
There’s no denying that WFH works well for some folks. But is Gitlab, a company that trails its nearest competitor by a wide margin, really a good example of remote work being more effective for business?

tracker1 6y ago

Not sure that I agree... I will say that I tend to be less productive at home in general, but overall the people I work with have done surprisingly well.

sg47 6y ago

If the child care situation is solved, productivity will likely go up. My team is distributed across Europe and Asia with key members working from home. Before Covid, I didn't notice any performance difference compared to past teams that were all local. Performance has suffered to some extent due to the child care situation so I've had to make adjustments in expectations around deliverables. Time spent not commuting is typically spent working. It's hard to wean myself away from work. Meetings are harder though.