Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4

Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by manuelabeledo on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @06:43PM (#30535102)

> I think that an environment where someone can tap me on the shoulder when they need help leads to overall higher productivity, even if individual productivity suffers temporarily.

Seriously, what’s the difference between this and instant messaging?

I would argue that the ability to defer interruptions is enough to rely on IM, instead of physical interaction.

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by erosenbe0 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @07:20PM (#30535409)

I found some colleagues and subordinates are actually way easier to help with screen sharing than over the shoulder sharing or pairing.

The situation is much more symmetric.

And I'm one of those managers who kept extra mouthwash and altoids at my desk too...

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by librish on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:06PM (#30535789)

At all the companies I've been at it's be kosher to ignore IMs for several hours if you're working on something.

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