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> There obviously is an advantage to in-person collaboration. There obviously is an advantage to building relationships with co-workers. There obviously is an a
by cornercasechase 3y ago
> There obviously is an advantage to in-person collaboration. There obviously is an advantage to building relationships with co-workers. There obviously is an advantage to letting a junior hire shadow you in person.
Is any of that “obvious”? It goes against everything I’ve seen in my career. The least productive people are those that “build relationships” in the office. The most productive are those who crank out code from home with little to no fuss. I’ve also seen juniors excel remotely because they have the space to research whatever they need and in a remote environment, often feel more comfortable reaching out to senior people for help than the would irl.
- rtp4me 3y agoTo me, it is absolutely obvious. I have worked with lots of people in tech; mainly non-programmers (eg: lab managers, system engineers, cloud architects, etc). And, from my experience, many of those people prefer to talk face-to-face about detailed and difficult problems. Grabbing a marker and heading to a white-board to hammer out a tough problem is far better than a Zoom call with the drawing app. Can you do the same thing on a Zoom call? Sure, you can. But I think the results are much better in a face-to-face discussion.
- turtlebits 3y agoSorry to burst your bubble, but the amount of code you write bears little on productivity. Planning, strategy and understanding the work that needs to be done is way more important.
- cornercasechase 3y agoI didn’t say anything about the amount of code. I’m talking about people who produce value without fuss and hand holding.