Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – research hints at why

Re:Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – researc... by Cederfjard on Friday October 29, 2021 @04:35AM (#29036505)

I don’t really know why, but now I’ve found this to be less effective than IRL for some reason. Like I have to make more of an effort to be properly understood, and come away less certain that we’re on the same page (and that we have to follow up more often because there were indeed misunderstandings). At least I experience this with some people, less so with others.

Not sure if this is due to something I lack, or if (some) people are less attentive/perceptive/focused in phone/video calls.

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Re:Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – researc... by fendy3002 on Friday October 29, 2021 @06:27AM (#29037030)

I've encountered this and I thought of some reason:

- it's easier to be distracted - it's harder to read gestures and expressions, worse with group meeting - with normal keyboard and mouch / touchpad even touchscreen, it's harder to sketch - while small, there is latency and it can be distracting enough

IMO it's easier if the communication is one way at a time, not both at the same time.

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Re:Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – researc... by macintux on Friday October 29, 2021 @08:20AM (#29037592)

The bandwidth, latency, and resolution of an analog whiteboard beats the pants off anything digital.

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Re:Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – researc... by nicoburns on Friday October 29, 2021 @11:18AM (#29039493)

Yep, especially the latency.

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Re:Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – researc... by macintux on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:38PM (#29040564)

For me it’s the resolution. No 6k monitor can compare.

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