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I’ve noticed this too. It’s a lot easier to talk about someone behind their back if you’re behind a locked, sound-proof door (which is what Zoom meetings are).
by pitched 5y ago
I’ve noticed this too. It’s a lot easier to talk about someone behind their back if you’re behind a locked, sound-proof door (which is what Zoom meetings are).
It feels a lot to me like the “Old Boys’ Clubs” are stronger remote, not weaker, because of this. They don’t have to hide biases when remote, it’s hidden by default.
- JohnWhigham 5y ago100% true. I think we're still collectively in a honeymoon phase with remote work. Yes, we know it has its benefits, but also has numerous insidious downsides, including further insulating and reinforcing existing groups within a company. One way to combat this specifically though is if everyone is remote.
- andreilys 5y agoDepends on the company, but I’ve observed that information now flows a lot freely because of public Slack channels and documents. Before there was a lot of tribal knowledge, and side conversations but now the level of transparency has increased dramatically.
- robertlagrant 5y agoTheir respective permissions models mean Confluence and Slack made information more available, while Teams and SharePoint make it less available.