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Re:To find great remote employees, prioritize candidates wit... by mrslave on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:37AM (#25133568)
On the other hand, in a colocated workspace it is infuriating when a high effort, carefully crafted email is met by recipients interrupting you at your desk with, "Hey, about that email, can you just quickly run through it with me now please?"
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Re:To find great remote employees, prioritize candidates wit... by ashtonkem on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:40AM (#25133580)
One of the rules I tried to enforce on a prior team was to minimize context conversation medium changes. Following a conversation as it freely moves from email to chat to in person is exhausting.
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