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> We recently introduced doing some planning every 8 weeks; plan is fly to the home office, spend a week having those spontaneous in person conversations You p
by jfk13 5y ago
> We recently introduced doing some planning every 8 weeks; plan is fly to the home office, spend a week having those spontaneous in person conversations
You plan to have everyone fly somewhere for a week, every 8 weeks?! Wow. Really glad I'm not on that team.
- madeofpalk 5y agoEvery 8 weeks seems quite frequent and exhausting, but I recently met colleges from the wider company in person for the first time and I loved it. I recognise there's value that comes from that!
- jfk13 5y agoSure! Pre-pandemic, my company used to bring people together a couple of times a year, and I agree there was considerable value in it. But every 8 weeks? Maybe that team are all young, energetic, and family-free, but at my stage of life I would find that pretty gruelling.
- roflc0ptic 5y agoYeah, I'm 33 and I'm wondering if I'm going to find it too grueling. The detail I'm omitting is that half the team already lives in NY, most of the rest live in driving distance, so there are actually only two of us flying in, and we have the clear option not to fly in. I bring a woman I'm seeing along, we go see plays, it's pretty pleasant. If I had kids I think this would be no fly, so to speak.