Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting space

Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by greggman3 on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:13AM (#23937712)

Work for me has almost always been 10-20% party. I get to be with people. Discuss things with them. Have lunch with them. Do extracurricular activities with them. Design solutions with them. Solve problems with them.

For whatever reason doing any of that on slack/zoom feels super inferior / depressing. One is a playground and the other is solitary confinement.

I fully acknowledge lots of people have jobs they hate at offices they hate. I'm just not excited for this new future where we all stay isolated at home.

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Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by tkwj on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:24AM (#23938146)

I agree. I find slack/zoom to be a terrible replacement for the old casual/impromptu/hallway conversations. Sometimes the best information is learned in those formats.

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Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by hoot on Friday July 24, 2020 @12:55PM (#23941757)

A lot of it seems to depend on if you have a family at home or not. With my wife, dog, and cat at home, I don't feel isolated at all. If I was here by myself, I could see how there could be a desire to go back to the office just to be around other people during working hours.

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