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> Remote-only cuts out the in-person experience entirely, which is problematic for building teams and culture The people who say this are the people you never
by ryanSrich 6y ago
> Remote-only cuts out the in-person experience entirely, which is problematic for building teams and culture
The people who say this are the people you never see doing any work. They use the office as a social gathering place. They seemingly have no real job, despite a lofty title and high salary. They are the bane of existence for high functioning employees.
This is one of the few hills I will die on. I've never heard of a productive critical employee complaining about not being in an office. Every single one loves remote work because they can actually get work done.
- ponker 6y agoHow about Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. I'd call him a productive critical employee.
- jamaicahest 6y agoWell you have now heard of a critical productive employee complaining about not being in an office. I am one of those guys who delivers faster than anyone and to a high quality standard, and I hate WFH permanently. While I enjoy no commute, I miss being around colleagues. I prefer some combination of WFH and working in-office.
- headmelted 6y agoI’ll die on it with you over this. It clearly doesn’t apply to OP because Dropbox are shifting to WFH, but so many of the arguments I’ve seen for offices returning are a variant of “I miss the social aspect”. Fine, say that, I often miss it myself too, but realise you’re also arguing to compel people in the near term into a situation that could lead to them contracting a disease that could kill them. Even beyond that, while many people might miss the meetings, I guarantee there are at least some people in that room getting stressed out because it’s actively blocking them from doing their job for no reason. This is anecdotal too but I’ve worked on new projects, with new people, since this started. I’ve not met any of these people face-to-face, but we get along great thanks to being able to video/audio call whenever we want or need to. Every conversation I now have contains exclusively willing pariticipants. It’s great.
- UncleMeat 6y agoHi there. I’ve been promoted at a rate in the fastest 2% of engineers at my company. WFH is okay for me but I hugely prefer in person.