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Idling. The single most important thing I’ve lost since the pandemic started is the capability to overhear conversations. I can no longer pick up on junior tea
by pdpi 5y ago
Idling. The single most important thing I’ve lost since the pandemic started is the capability to overhear conversations.
I can no longer pick up on junior team members talking themselves into trouble and nip it in the bud, I only get exposed to that trouble by the time they’ve invested enough time into it that it becomes a much harder discussion.
When I go grab a cup of coffee I no longer overhear other teams talking about their projects, and ask them if they mind me sitting in to learn more about what they’re doing.
A lot of the organic social interactions that serve as a medium for knowledge diffusion are just gone.
- tekknik 5y ago> I can no longer pick up on junior team members talking themselves into trouble and nip it in the bud, I only get exposed to that trouble by the time they’ve invested enough time into it that it becomes a much harder discussion. Perhaps the environment isn’t right for them to just ask for help? > When I go grab a cup of coffee I no longer overhear other teams talking about their projects, and ask them if they mind me sitting in to learn more about what they’re doing. Demo days? > A lot of the organic social interactions that serve as a medium for knowledge diffusion are just gone. Happy hours?