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It seems like a very unusual desire to specifically want to work in-person with people on the same project, rather than working in close collaboration with frie
by AlotOfReading 3y ago
It seems like a very unusual desire to specifically want to work in-person with people on the same project, rather than working in close collaboration with friends/coworkers you get along with. There are many people I've worked with that I absolutely don't want to be in the same room as, and some that made lab-type environments fun.
You don't get to choose with in-office. Everyone's forced to work together. Is there something about working on livestream/groupchat video that you don't find as an acceptable alternative? My office has a dedicated session for that once a week if people want to join, though it's been pretty empty since lockdown lifted.
- explaininjs 3y agoHave you never interviewed your team before accepting a position? That seems to be the missing part here. And working with friends and family is fine I suppose, but working with people who you share goals with and can actively collaborate with is better in my experience.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoThe set of people I may have to work closely with is in the dozens. I certainly didn't meet all of them during interviews or even ask to arrange it. Statistically I'm just not going to like every single one of them on a personal level, even though we can work together professionally.
- MrScruff 3y agoI don't think it's that unusual. I generally like my colleagues, and given that the work I do is highly collaborative I have a strong preference to reducing all barriers to communication. I don't know anyone that claims the quality of communication they have remotely is at the level of in-person.