Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti...
by PragmaticPulp on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:04AM
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> You mean it actually requires management.
No, I mean it requires more management. It’s not about butts in seats, it’s about communicating and keeping people on the same page.
Anecdotally, when shifting to remote work we often saw managers struggle with a tendency to micromanage and check in too frequently with remote employees. I know “butts in seats” is a common trope but in practice it was easier for people to get away with doing nothing at the office because managers assumed that in office meant they were working.
Communication overhead is absolutely higher in remote companies. It sounds more like you were describing a broken company culture that you managed to distance yourself from by going remote, but the culture is still broken.
A team that communicates properly in person will have more overhead to communicate remotely.
No, I mean it requires more management. It’s not about butts in seats, it’s about communicating and keeping people on the same page.
Anecdotally, when shifting to remote work we often saw managers struggle with a tendency to micromanage and check in too frequently with remote employees. I know “butts in seats” is a common trope but in practice it was easier for people to get away with doing nothing at the office because managers assumed that in office meant they were working.
Communication overhead is absolutely higher in remote companies. It sounds more like you were describing a broken company culture that you managed to distance yourself from by going remote, but the culture is still broken.
A team that communicates properly in person will have more overhead to communicate remotely.