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> high-bandwidth communication This just sounds like some sort of buzzwordy justification for hauling people back to the office. My experience, is that commun

> high-bandwidth communication This just sounds like some sort of buzzwordy justification for hauling people back to the office. My experience, is that communication propagates better in group-chat environments like Slack, that meetings are faster and more productive on Meet, that my work-focus is magnitudes better in the quiet of my home, and that (if absolutely needed - which is pretty much never) a get-together is more creative and productive if it doesn't happen at the office - but is at another venue altogether.

vineyardmike 2y ago
> My experience, is that communication propagates better in group-chat environments like Slack, that meetings are faster and more productive on Meet, that my work-focus is magnitudes better in the quiet of my home I think this is super dependent on the person and circumstances. I found "meetings" which are just doc reviews or low involvement group updates are better via slack or meet. Active discussions from a few participants are better in person (esp. if using a whiteboard). I think this speaks to the waste of "this meeting could have been an email" culture more than anything. I found that some people are better able to "focus" by ignoring junior employees when WFH, increasing their own productivity at the expense of the junior's productivity and growth. Some of my most "productive" coworkers are also the least helpful to the team, and the least active on chat too.
- Freedom2 2y ago
  > I think this is super dependent on the person and circumstances. Precisely, which is why this[1] comment from the GP isn't accurate. I think we should try to create less polarizing statements and try to sum up the entire human experience ("everyone") about how they feel about WFH. [1]: > pretty obvious to everyone who has done both that the biggest advantage of working in person is high-bandwidth communication

vineyardmike 2y ago

> My experience, is that communication propagates better in group-chat environments like Slack, that meetings are faster and more productive on Meet, that my work-focus is magnitudes better in the quiet of my home I think this is super dependent on the person and circumstances. I found "meetings" which are just doc reviews or low involvement group updates are better via slack or meet. Active discussions from a few participants are better in person (esp. if using a whiteboard). I think this speaks to the waste of "this meeting could have been an email" culture more than anything. I found that some people are better able to "focus" by ignoring junior employees when WFH, increasing their own productivity at the expense of the junior's productivity and growth. Some of my most "productive" coworkers are also the least helpful to the team, and the least active on chat too.

Freedom2 2y ago
> I think this is super dependent on the person and circumstances. Precisely, which is why this[1] comment from the GP isn't accurate. I think we should try to create less polarizing statements and try to sum up the entire human experience ("everyone") about how they feel about WFH. [1]: > pretty obvious to everyone who has done both that the biggest advantage of working in person is high-bandwidth communication