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As someone fortunate enough to have worked remotely over the past two years, I've found the change enormously refreshing. But, as with most things, there's tra
by fumblebee 4y ago
As someone fortunate enough to have worked remotely over the past two years, I've found the change enormously refreshing.
But, as with most things, there's tradeoffs, and the author correctly points out a few of them:
> These concerns have substance. Virtual work risks entrenching silos: people are more likely to spend time with colleagues they already know. Corporate culture can be easier to absorb in three dimensions. Deep relationships are harder to form with a laggy internet connection.
Another issue I'd add to this list is that promotions partially hinge on "chummyness" with decision makers. Remote work makes this challenging, and consequently, it might explain why folks are eager to get lucrative pay-rises and promotions by jumping ship to different companies. (Maybe this has always been the case, but it seems to have been exacerbated).
- ramesh31 4y agoAbsolutely nothing can overcome the fact that being fully remote allows me to decouple my physical existence from earning a living. Nothing. I would literally take a 50% pay cut if it were my only option to remain remote. It has completely transformed my entire life and I can't possibly imagine ever going back for any reason. Yes I miss my coworkers. Yes I miss lunches and happy hours. But none of that even comes close to how much I would miss not being chained to a physical location and daily work schedule.
- LiquidSky 4y agoIsn't that a good thing? Shouldn't promotions not hinge on being friends with the decision-makers or being best able to kiss ass?
- fumblebee 4y agoI agree. But in a hypothetical where, all things held equal, it's you verses someone else up for promotion, and they're friendlier with the decision-maker, they'll be the one receiving it.
- greedo 4y agoCorporate culture is BS. Do McDonalds employees wake up feeling that their customers "Deserve a Break today!"? Most of us on this site are professionals, who don't need mission statements, corporate culture etc. to do our jobs. We need effective guidance and management, we don't need a kumbaya culture to make us spend all our waking moments following Keir's precepts.