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My job is fully remote, but it's not entirely greener grass. There's almost no emotional connection to the rest of the team, I used to have work friends and now
by diogenescynic 5y ago
My job is fully remote, but it's not entirely greener grass. There's almost no emotional connection to the rest of the team, I used to have work friends and now there isn't really even a veneer of that. There's also a real loss of body language and other physical signs/cues you could pick up on. There's also way more meetings and "working sessions" for projects now that don't feel super productive but it's the only way to really collaborate. I also hate having my webcam on from 8am to 6pm with a brief pause for lunch. I am thoroughly glad to not have a commute, but remote work has in a lot of ways actually been worse.
- hyuuu 5y agoI sympathize with this, how do you think remote work could be made better?
- diogenescynic 5y agoGreat question but I don’t have a good answer. All I know is it initially was great but 17 months into remote work and having no real connection to your colleagues and no water cooler discussion has really left a gap in the small things that made work okay. For instance, You don’t eat lunch with your coworkers, no one brings cupcakes in to celebrate birthdays, no one gets a beer after work. It’s all the minor pleasantries that have been stripped away and all that’s left are meetings and deliverables.
- tacocataco 5y ago> I also hate having my webcam on from 8am to 6pm Is this a reference to a bunch of meetings or does your employer want to be able to watch you all day?
- heavyset_go 5y agoSome employers want their remote employees to keep their camera on for various reasons, from not trusting their employees to believing that leaving webcams running emulates in-person office environments. I wouldn't agree to it, but I've heard about such requirements from others.
- zepto 5y ago> believing that leaving webcams running emulates in-person office environments Who seriously believes this?
- diogenescynic 5y agoBunch of meetings and we have a culture of webcams on… it’s exhausting.
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