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That’s because talking to someone is always nicer than perusing error message. Plus it’s a nice break. I am always a bit baffled by people who are full remote a

That’s because talking to someone is always nicer than perusing error message. Plus it’s a nice break. I am always a bit baffled by people who are full remote and want even less social interaction like if it wasn’t already hard enough to somewhat get to know people when you never see them.

wizofaus 4y ago
Actually I do agree with that, but...it's still annoying when you think you've done the right thing by providing all the information upfront and placing no expectation that you need the problem solved immediately, just to have it ignored.
chihuahua 4y ago
It depends on how many interruptions those people receive during the day. If there's a question once or twice a day, the call could be a pleasant break. If it happens every 15 minutes, the person being interrupted may not be able to get any work done at all. What I find baffling is that when someone is working from home, they can answer a call any time. When someone is working in the office, they have to find a meeting room before getting on a call. And yet, the office is officially declared to be more conducive to collaboration. When Microsoft still had individual offices with walls and doors, the open plan offices were called "more collaborative" which is 100% incorrect.
jon-wood 4y ago
I work remote, and also have anything up to a full eight hours a day scheduled as meetings. Another video call really isn’t a break for me, and I’m not suffering from a lack of social interaction at work. Throw an error message, nine times out of ten I’ll be able to point you in the right direction after a quick glance at it, and by not insisting on getting on a call to talk about it you also get to avoid an exciting game of 20 questions about comparative availability of meeting times.

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That’s because talking to someone is always nicer than perusing error message. Plus it’s a nice break. I am always a bit baffled by people who are full remote a

by WastingMyTime89 4y ago

wizofaus 4y ago
Actually I do agree with that, but...it's still annoying when you think you've done the right thing by providing all the information upfront and placing no expectation that you need the problem solved immediately, just to have it ignored.
chihuahua 4y ago
It depends on how many interruptions those people receive during the day. If there's a question once or twice a day, the call could be a pleasant break. If it happens every 15 minutes, the person being interrupted may not be able to get any work done at all. What I find baffling is that when someone is working from home, they can answer a call any time. When someone is working in the office, they have to find a meeting room before getting on a call. And yet, the office is officially declared to be more conducive to collaboration. When Microsoft still had individual offices with walls and doors, the open plan offices were called "more collaborative" which is 100% incorrect.
jon-wood 4y ago
I work remote, and also have anything up to a full eight hours a day scheduled as meetings. Another video call really isn’t a break for me, and I’m not suffering from a lack of social interaction at work. Throw an error message, nine times out of ten I’ll be able to point you in the right direction after a quick glance at it, and by not insisting on getting on a call to talk about it you also get to avoid an exciting game of 20 questions about comparative availability of meeting times.