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I would also like to see more discussion of which activities and situations are better handled in person and which are better WFH. I think there's a lot of nuan
by lucumo 5y ago
I would also like to see more discussion of which activities and situations are better handled in person and which are better WFH. I think there's a lot of nuance there that could really improve the debate and work situations.
E.g.
- training a junior developer vs. turning a senior "debug commando" loose,
- collaborating on an architecture vs. deep thinking about an algorithm,
- screen sharing vs. whiteboard doodling,
- dealing with an underperformer vs. getting out of the way of an overperformer,
- when to check in with a home worker vs. when to let an office worker focus,
- etc.
There's just so many people completely focused on One Right Answer to the question. Even if it's a different One Right Answer for different people. As an engineer I'm interested in the trade-offs in every choice, but the discussion is so polluted that you can't really trust anyone to treat the subject with intellectual honesty.
- snarf21 5y agoAgreed. People today seem so focused on other people being "wrong" and no one is interested in this kind of thoughtful discourse.