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Have you tried to schedule some video calls for lunch / banter / get to know each other time? They can do magic too. In my experience it's about taking the time

• brailsafe 2y ago
  This sounds like the difference between going to a singles event to try and meet people instead of just bumping into them where you already are. One is much more likely to actually form something substantial, even though I'm hugely in-favor of focusing social time on doing this outside of work, it's important to have some level of that with coworkers I'd think.
• ratmeadow 2y ago
  Video calls do work to some extent, true. Just having some form of rapport with someone helps. However, I think there are some downsides to calls: - The person has to agree to the call (tricky if they are already not responding and/or are more senior and/or dislike meetings) - Calls often seem to have a lesser effect than in-person - Plus other standard downsides of Zoom, etc. In comparison, taking 2 minutes to walk up to someone's desk and directly address them is almost like a magic trick. Instant "pay attention to me now", thanks to the evolved human brain. Now maybe overall not worth the tradeoff for in-office vs remote, but still I appreciate in-office's effectiveness here.