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Working from home during the pandemic is different than working from home during normal times
by chrismcb 5y ago
Working from home during the pandemic is different than working from home during normal times
- tjr225 5y agoI had the same feelings working from home full time prior to the pandemic. The all-company meet ups were the best part about the job(other than the pay I guess). I actually took a job back with my prior employer with the hopes I could return to an office in some capacity, but we are all remote now. Boo!
- nuerow 5y ago> The all-company meet ups were the best part about the job(other than the pay I guess). To each his own, but all-company meetups are the most god-awful type of event there is. The feigned enthusiasm about company stuff, self-promotions, office politics, elevator pitches, people patting their own backs, etc etc etc. All in all, a colosal waste of time and resources.
- tjr225 5y agoRight, I typically hate them. But in the context of a fully remote job it is the only opportunity I have to spend time with my colleagues in the flesh. It is also the only opportunity I have to spend time with them _outside of my home_.
- jdavis703 5y agoI had a remote gig about a year before the pandemic. In some regards it was easier. But I always found remote work isolating and cross-team collaboration lacking. The isolation was semi-fixable with a WeWork. But there’s not really a good solution a line-level worker can do to improve collaboration if other folks don’t also want it. EDIT: I suppose the lack of collaboration could’ve also been company culture. Be cautious when the sample size is small.