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It's a bit of a clickbaity article, but I do agree with this part: > Those micro-interactions—stopping to chat in the kitchen, taking a quick walk for coffee,
by pavel_lishin 2y ago
It's a bit of a clickbaity article, but I do agree with this part:
> Those micro-interactions—stopping to chat in the kitchen, taking a quick walk for coffee, or eating lunch with others—are impossible to replicate when working from home. These moments, while small, feel meaningful to me.
You can schedule coffee chats, etc., but in my experience, it's nigh impossible to make room for these kinds of interactions remotely. The only time this sort of things happens is when I'm pairing with someone, and once we're done - or before we start - we just hang out and shoot the shit for awhile. But this almost exclusively happens with people I already know well; it doesn't give much room to meet new people or establish any relationship outside of your team.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoAt a fully remote startup I once worked at, they intentionally cultivated connections by having a randomizer pair employees up for 30 minute blocks of "getting to know you" time.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoThat seems so forced. I would absolutely hate this, and would find a way to weasel out of it. Chatting with someone at the coffee machine or whatever, where either person can walk away is one thing; Mandatory Pair Bonding Time sounds vile.
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- Two4 2y agoYes - being able to choose to pursue or discourage professional or personal relationships with coworkers allows for healthier interpersonal boundaries, both implicit and explicit.