Quarantine will normalize WFH and recession will denormalize full-time jobs

Re:Quarantine will normalize WFH and recession will denormal... by SuoDuanDao on Monday March 09, 2020 @08:29AM (#22524816)

I've been thinking about creative ways around this - do you have any guess how the dynamic would change if everyone in a remote-first team had an hour lunch they all took in the same minecraft server (or something)? I feel like that would give a lot of time for people to talk shop in the way you're describing, but I've never heard of it being implemented.

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Re:Quarantine will normalize WFH and recession will denormal... by blaser-waffle on Monday March 09, 2020 @09:41AM (#22525237)

Great in spirit, but IMO it would feel like another mandatory "fun" activity, just another obligation. It's not something that can be implemented but something that evolves.

I think the key is to create lacunae in the office that allow the culture to form. Watercoolers or smoke breaks or 100% informal happy hour beers, etc. Once leadership makes it "a thing" it loses its dynamic.

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Re:Quarantine will normalize WFH and recession will denormal... by SuoDuanDao on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:23AM (#22534488)

Excellent point. So leadership would have to reliably be in the server, but not require it of anyone else.

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