Re:Remote First at Quora
by yomly on Thursday July 30, 2020 @08:24AM
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Your post speaks with an all-encompassing reach that remote doesn't work. This probably annoys the people who really swear by remote. Just like how all the people waxing lyrical about remote life annoys you.
I disagree with your assertion:
> You lose the one huge opportunity in adult life for making new relationships - and that's at work, in the office.
My own personal experience has been that every 2-3 years I establish a new network of friends. This has all been outside of work and tends to correlate with my personal passion of the time period. By comparison, I have formed considerably fewer work friends.
Of this "churn" (terrible word), 10-20% tend to end up closer friends/friends for life.
On the other hand, I find I have far less in common with most my colleagues. I have found maybe a 1/50 to 1/20 chance of having a meaningful connection with most my colleagues, especially if you set aside professional passions (ie software / startups).
I have worked at everything between megacorp and startup in a garage. I have also worked remotely.
While I like the social aspect of working in an office and building trust and relationships with members outside of my immediate team's interface (eg HR, Finance, Marketing) I also hate working in an office with noise and distractions when I want to focus. I also think commuting is the greatest waste of life there can be.
I personally embrace the optionality remote life brings - I can go abroad for a month or three without needing to take a sabbatical for instance. I can live near a good school without travelling for 2 hours to get to an office.
I disagree with your assertion:
> You lose the one huge opportunity in adult life for making new relationships - and that's at work, in the office.
My own personal experience has been that every 2-3 years I establish a new network of friends. This has all been outside of work and tends to correlate with my personal passion of the time period. By comparison, I have formed considerably fewer work friends.
Of this "churn" (terrible word), 10-20% tend to end up closer friends/friends for life.
On the other hand, I find I have far less in common with most my colleagues. I have found maybe a 1/50 to 1/20 chance of having a meaningful connection with most my colleagues, especially if you set aside professional passions (ie software / startups).
I have worked at everything between megacorp and startup in a garage. I have also worked remotely.
While I like the social aspect of working in an office and building trust and relationships with members outside of my immediate team's interface (eg HR, Finance, Marketing) I also hate working in an office with noise and distractions when I want to focus. I also think commuting is the greatest waste of life there can be.
I personally embrace the optionality remote life brings - I can go abroad for a month or three without needing to take a sabbatical for instance. I can live near a good school without travelling for 2 hours to get to an office.
Tldr YMMV