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The collaboration thing isn't as simple as it seems though. Yes it becomes easier to reach people, but that means it also becomes easier to disrupt people. If
by Turskarama 3y ago
The collaboration thing isn't as simple as it seems though. Yes it becomes easier to reach people, but that means it also becomes easier to disrupt people.
If I am disrupted 5 times with 5 small things in an hour, that will slow me down significantly more than if I am disrupted by one big thing in that same hour.
For a tech analogy (we're on HN after all), being in the office reduces latency but in doing so can also reduce throughput.
For the kind of work managers do latency can be critical, so from their perspective being in the office is extremely helpful. Other can be most productive when given large amounts of time to focus on a single task in which case latency is far less critical.
- coffeedan 3y ago>> If I am disrupted 5 times with 5 small things in an hour, that will slow me down significantly But those 5 people who interrupted you are no longer blocked. If they had to schedule a call with you tomorrow or the next day then the overall productivity of the team could very well drop. Companies care less about your individual productivity and more about the productivity of the entire organization.
- Turskarama 3y agoOr more likely they could have sent me a message and still received their update within the hour, all without interrupting me. If you don't have anything else you could be doing for that whole hour you probably aren't that busy anyway, in which case waiting won't hurt you too much.
- dgoldstein0 3y agoThe office I worked in pre pandemic had a pretty clear "don't bother people wearing headphones" etiquette. With a variation of that it seems like you could be fine?