Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by UnpossibleJim on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:00PM (#26731199)

Is THIS why Satya Nadella is so keen on getting everyone back in their cubicles. It makes everyone look like they're banging on their keyboards, nevermind that they're sending pictures on .... Teams? Can you do that on Teams? We use Slack. I was curious why he thought, "So much work gets done around the watercooler." I just thought he was a holdover from an earlier time. He's a smart dude, I'm not denying that. And I'm not young, but I'm not really working, usually, when I'm chatting in the snack room.

Maybe I'm too low level, though. That's a real possibility. I 100% admit that.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by restingrobot on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:46PM (#26732509)

I think what he meant was that by being together and discussing problems we solve them a lot faster. This is absolutely true in my job. If I didn't know my team loved being remote so much, we would have been back in the office as soon as was safe.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by hippo77 on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:41AM (#26821088)

Yes, we do solve problems faster if we're around the watercooler, but we're also miserable, and wondering how to escape. Be careful what you wish for.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by timar on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:43PM (#26734513)

pretty sure it's not safe yet. unless you're in israel/new zealand.

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