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Theory: people at companies who are allowed to work remotely feel they are trusted and treated like adults. Meanwhile people who work for companies forcing RTO
by gustavus 3y ago
Theory: people at companies who are allowed to work remotely feel they are trusted and treated like adults. Meanwhile people who work for companies forcing RTO feel like they being treated like children and lied to, and therefore less likely to be invested.
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- twh270 3y ago100%. High trust companies are better performers. WFH is (typically, not always) a sign of trust.
- datadrivenangel 3y agoTo maintain high trust you need to correct for untrustworthy people, either by setting norms that build trust, teaching people to be more trusting, or getting rid of non-performing people who destroy trust.
- michaelteter 3y agoA fundamental problem in tech is that most upper managers cannot know which engineers are good and which are not, since it’s very difficult to understand what they are doing. Unless a lead or front line engineering manager is making good evaluations of the team members, it’s ultimately a lack box of people when viewed from above.