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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by teslafire124 on Friday July 30, 2021 @05:56PM (#28012889)
They can also happen in a chat room or a video call. How often does that kind of conversation organically happen in an office? Maybe with extroverts but introverts tend to keep to themselves in person. They would be more likely to come up with something via chat or video call.
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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by ineedasername on Friday July 30, 2021 @06:52PM (#28013409)
Two introverts might keep to themselves, but an extrovert passing an introvert in the hallway may spark a conversation, or take a quick detour by their cubicle/office on the way to the break room. Introvert-Introvert adhoc might not be any different with WFH, but Introvert-Extrovert & Extrovert-Extrovert would definitely suffer for being harder to achieve organically & adhoc.
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Re:Apple closing down internal Slack channels where employee... by teslafire124 on Friday July 30, 2021 @07:44PM (#28013795)
That would make a hybrid option more palatable since it would in theory allow for more of those kinds of in-person interactions instead of just WFH.
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