> Why put people on the spot, when you know you'll end up getting only a fraction of their mental capacity out of the deal? I don't get it either. In a meeting

> Why put people on the spot, when you know you'll end up getting only a fraction of their mental capacity out of the deal? I don't get it either. In a meeting the other day I was asked about something I did six months ago. I responded with something to the effect of "Let me refresh my memory and I'll get back to you", but the boss laid on the pressure "well, why don't we try to figure it out now?" So we spent a lengthy amount of time talking about it and reached a conclusion. When the meeting was complete I spent a few minutes fully engrossing myself in that work, like I wanted to do originally, and realized that what we concluded was wrong. Following that realization, I got back to them with the correct response... What a waste of time that was. It's not like we are talking about how nice the weather is. Technical discussion requires a lot of information that usually isn't available in the moment. As a 20 year veteran to working from home, I have worked with teams who have embraced async communication in the past and it is amazing how much more productive it is. Now that everyone and their brother think they can work from home, without having built working from home skills, it's been interesting to say the least.