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Some people (mostly juniors) will join a company remotely, and proceed to do no work at all. It is much easier to fall into this when working remotely, since n
by Laaas 4y ago
Some people (mostly juniors) will join a company remotely, and proceed to do no work at all.
It is much easier to fall into this when working remotely, since no one is constantly watching what you do, nor can you actively see what other people are doing.
Juniors should absolutely prefer working in-person with others.
I assume the problem will be reduced if Zuck achieves his vision of office-like remote work in VR. Best of both worlds.
- proc0 4y agoI think this is more of a hiring or leadership problem. The information that is exchanged is not sensitive to the format of the conversation... specs, bugs, design issues can all be addressed in any type of communication. To think otherwise is in my opinion adding unnecessary layers to engineering, and this is typical for large organizations because they want a lot more than just completing deliverable work. They don't just want your expertise, they want your loyalty... work, eat, laugh, breathe with the team, and become a part of the company like it's an extended family. Then they do 10K layoffs. So I don't think it's unreasonable to question why management and leaders want everyone back in the office. The underlying incentive is something like employee loyalty, except this doesn't go both ways.