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I was thinking about this topic from the perspective of a college graduate making the transition to working full time at a white-collar office job. College is
by DogOfTheGaps 6y ago
I was thinking about this topic from the perspective of a college graduate making the transition to working full time at a white-collar office job.
College is the most social environment imaginable:
- In class with lots of people
- Encountering people you know between classes
- Clubs and social groups
- Communal studying
- Living in close quarters with friends and others
- Eating meals with others, etc.
Just an endless list of opportunities to socialize and interact.
The idea that college graduates will want to make such a transition from the most social environment possible to working from home, alone, for 8 to 10 hours per day, seems very strange to me. I think anyone who has onboarded a new college grad hire (like myself) during this time would attest to this.
- lykr0n 6y agoHalf of the reason to go into the office is knowing how to interact with your co-workers and gauge at what level of formality you need to interact with each other, as well as just getting to know each other. Human interaction is as much non-verbal communication as verbal communication, and video conferences and slack leave a lot missing there.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoDepends on the person. I've found offices and their in person politics tiresome. Remote grants workers a bit more control and autonomy for many roles with few downsides.
- linspace 6y agoMe too but I don't see right now an alternative to getting things done in a big company. Solving this problem should earn a Nobel prize in economics (and a fortune in consulting)
- MiroF 6y ago> The idea that college graduates will want to make such a transition from the most social environment possible to working from home, alone, for 8 to 10 hours per day, seems very strange to me It's the worst.