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I feel like so many companies are moving to the hybrid or fully-remote model. If companies can have a successful remote-first culture (transparency, documentati
by ahstilde 6y ago
I feel like so many companies are moving to the hybrid or fully-remote model. If companies can have a successful remote-first culture (transparency, documentation, no secret water-cooler chats in person, pseudo water-cooler chats over chat + video), the the hybrid model is a no brainer.
I feel like I've heard about Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Salesforce embracing remote work. And Stripe, Gitlab, Automattic, and many others had already embraced remote work.
Worksphere is definitely on the upswing of a sea change.
- theresaklaassen 6y agoThanks! We agree, there's upsides for both companies and employees to adopting hybrid and remote models. Remote is great for some, but we know it doesn't work for every company/culture or role. Transparency and being intentional about this shift absolutely needs to be a part of the conversation to avoid any downside.
- sokoloff 6y agoI think the minute you have hybrid, the water-cooler chats return. You can call them “secret” or you can call them “casual and opportunistic”, but they’re going to happen and they’re sometimes going to spawn a good idea. Then you might force people to memorialize that idea in some form, but you can’t/shouldn’t/can’t stop people from chatting in the break areas and, especially at the start of hybrid, it’s going to be very fertile ground that your company should encourage and foster (and maybe channel) rather than taking steps to discourage. “Sorry Pat, you know the rules; we’re not allowed to speak except on slack.”