Re:Ask HN: What have been the hardest work-related aspects o...
by matt_the_bass on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:59PM
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> - Oh! and last but not least, the fact that the last year+ has not been what Remote / Remote-Hybrid work should look like. It's WFH during a pandemic, yah?
This! I wish I had a more constructive comment. But people forget that remote / hybrid should not mean working and childcare simultaneously or massive society stress while working.
- What to do when unsure what to do? There needs to be processes in place, like a Handbook-First / Manager-of-One kind of approach so people know where to go to re-orient themselves when a bit lost.
- As already mentioned, equity on the playing field. Remote-First approach even when hybrid means that everyone is starting from the same foot, so to speak.
- I suspect that Async itself is going to forever be a set of shifting goalposts. What works for an individual, team, or organization one quarter may not the next, or a year from now.
- Socializing is now a high-touch, deliberate act of peer-support. At any given point, some team members need to social support of their peers, while others do not and are able to lend a shoulder. This can range anywhere from coffee-chats to on-sites.
- Oh! and last but not least, the fact that the last year+ has not been what Remote / Remote-Hybrid work should look like. It's WFH during a pandemic, yah?