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> If you only interact during scheduled meetings with a defind purpose, you never engage in work-related small talk Whats stopping people from scheduling “shoo

> If you only interact during scheduled meetings with a defind purpose, you never engage in work-related small talk Whats stopping people from scheduling “shoot the shit” of coffee calls though? That’s what I’ve seen many do since the wfh mandate and it works in exactly the same way you describe: people vent, talk about what happened during meetings, etc.

DangerousPie 4y ago
It feels very artificial and takes a lot more planning. I still do this sometimes but it's not the same.
- jemmyw 4y ago
  Why does it require a lot of planning? I do this, usually it's "bored, coffee break?" "Yep" or I ask a question on slack and the other party says "call?"
  - doutunlined 4y ago
    Because IRL you're effectively always in call. Not sure whats hard to understand about the difference.
    - jemmyw 4y ago
      I just don't see the difference. When I worked in an office I'd wander over to a colleague and say "coffee?" Now I open a dm and say "coffee call?"
nostrebored 4y ago
I hate online coffee chats and love workplace conversation. Coffee chats have an overloaded amount of assumptions — conversation should start off personal, last for x minutes, make you feel closer to a teammate. This is the exact opposite of a hallway conversation that can be about anything. It can differ based on the person and your relationship.
- jemmyw 4y ago
  Yeah I'm not keen on the organized chats. We did those pre pandemic and I got nothing from them. Casual conversation has to be adhoc, whether it's in person or by call.
- krabizzwainch 4y ago
  Our director started scheduling a big group video meeting with all the people that started since 2020 just as a chat room. But he did absolutely 0 planning or conversation guiding or anything outside of "so who wants to talk about something?" and we would just sit there in silence. It completely feels like the scene from Arrested Development where Gob yells "everybody dance, NOW".

DangerousPie 4y ago

It feels very artificial and takes a lot more planning. I still do this sometimes but it's not the same.

jemmyw 4y ago
Why does it require a lot of planning? I do this, usually it's "bored, coffee break?" "Yep" or I ask a question on slack and the other party says "call?"
- doutunlined 4y ago
  Because IRL you're effectively always in call. Not sure whats hard to understand about the difference.
  - jemmyw 4y ago
    I just don't see the difference. When I worked in an office I'd wander over to a colleague and say "coffee?" Now I open a dm and say "coffee call?"

nostrebored 4y ago

I hate online coffee chats and love workplace conversation. Coffee chats have an overloaded amount of assumptions — conversation should start off personal, last for x minutes, make you feel closer to a teammate. This is the exact opposite of a hallway conversation that can be about anything. It can differ based on the person and your relationship.

jemmyw 4y ago
Yeah I'm not keen on the organized chats. We did those pre pandemic and I got nothing from them. Casual conversation has to be adhoc, whether it's in person or by call.
krabizzwainch 4y ago
Our director started scheduling a big group video meeting with all the people that started since 2020 just as a chat room. But he did absolutely 0 planning or conversation guiding or anything outside of "so who wants to talk about something?" and we would just sit there in silence. It completely feels like the scene from Arrested Development where Gob yells "everybody dance, NOW".