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I like to think that providing a team with private offices and all the old-school perks would help create a working environment where they'd feel more appreciat

I like to think that providing a team with private offices and all the old-school perks would help create a working environment where they'd feel more appreciated, and thus end up working better. If I ever hire a team that isn't remote, that'd be something I'd want to explore. That and giving them assistants. I want to find out what an experienced dev team that doesn't have to bother with any admin or other distractions can do. Freeing people up as much as possible to just think and build in peace. I like to think that it would make a difference.

abathur 3y ago
This strikes me as very thoughtful, though I imagine I'd end up concerned about whether I was feeding said assistant sufficiently meaningful work... I would love to have someone else sit in on meetings, but i suspect I'm there in the hope that I'll ask an incisive question to shake a hidden requirement loose.
mschuster91 3y ago
> That and giving them assistants. I want to find out what an experienced dev team that doesn't have to bother with any admin or other distractions can do. You can already do that with remote staff. Stuff like planning travels or dealing with reimbursement of expenses is almost always extremely annoying for those who only have to interface with the arcane systems twice a year.