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> increases paperwork and pointless documentation You added this yourself. Documenting stuff is not pointless or "paperwork" (e.g. filling forms to get certain
by gtirloni 3y ago
> increases paperwork and pointless documentation
You added this yourself. Documenting stuff is not pointless or "paperwork" (e.g. filling forms to get certain things done).
Working remotely async requires people to document their meetings, have documentation in place for newcommers to your project, etc. It's far from pointless.
The alternative is to have these mythical "watercooler chats" that people keep saying exist where 2-3 people gather together and exchange ideas and decide on things without letting other participate or know about until it's too late. I've never seen much of that while I worked in an office but if it exists, the company has way bigger issues.
- nightpool 3y agoThe implication of "pointless" was added specifically by the person I was replying to. They said that working remotely required more written documentation. If that documentation would not be required by the same team working in person, then I think it's fair to call it "pointless"—it's a tax paid for remote collaboration. I think different people can disagree over whether or not we should pay that tax, but saying that there's no tax at all is just ignoring the reality of remote work.
- gtirloni 3y agoAre you saying in office teams don't document things? No meeting notes, no tickets, no updated documentation and that's because they are not remote? Remote work forces companies to work as they should have already be doing things. Or in other words, it exposes dysfunctional orgs.