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I don't think hybrid is really accomodating to people who wants to be in the office. The main point in being in the office is to have all your colleagues around
by aflag 3y ago
I don't think hybrid is really accomodating to people who wants to be in the office. The main point in being in the office is to have all your colleagues around with you. My current place is hybrid, but thankfully my team is mostly always in. I really dislike when I need someone and I have to use slack or zoom to contact them. It's always a bit of a pain.
A company where remote work is the exception (you need to wait for a parcel one day or something like that) appeals to me much more than a hybrid model. A full remote job I'd only consider it I were desperate.
- jen20 3y ago> I really dislike when I need someone and I have to use slack Woe betide you if you try that even sat next to me in an open plan office. Your convenience is not my top priority when I have other things I want to be doing. There’s a reason that noise cancelling headphones are such a common sight in such places.
- aflag 3y agoI'm by no means disrespectful of people who prefer to work in isolation. It's just not my preference.
- freeopinion 3y agoEven 20 years ago coworkers were AIMing the person 2 cubicles over from them. It may not be for everyone, but remote messaging has been useful long before Covid.
- bpicolo 3y agoFor me there's a big difference between that and 6-8 hours of remote video calls in a day. Video calls are both mentally exhausting for me and highly unengaging.
- tedivm 3y agoThat's how I feel about meetings in general, regardless of whether they're in person or on video. At least with video I can turn off my camera when I need to blow my nose.
- freeopinion 3y ago6-8 hours of meetings in a day is unpleasant. 6-8 hours of meetings _every_ day is probably an indicator that WFH vs RTO is the least of your organization's problems.
- aflag 3y agoI tend to think you're in more meetings when you WFH and they last longer. Mostly because they are inefficient. But also because people don't get to overhear what you said with someone else and end up eventually calling you on something you just had a conversation about.
- aflag 3y agoSending a message to someone close to you is fine. There are several reasons to do that. What's bad about remote work for me is that it's the only option.