Re:Remote startups will win the war for top talent
by __MatrixMan__ on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @11:47AM
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I feel much more socially connected with my remote team than I ever did in an office.
I had such a hard time focusing in the office that whenever I'd finally achieve momentum, somebody stopping by to chat was bittersweet--it might be another several hours before I manage to reacquire that state. Usually I'd just waste time until everybody went home and then do my actual job in an empty office. I grew to resent them a teensy bit because their social habits had me "working" 12 hour days.
Being remote, we use a slack app called donut (no affiliation, I just like it). It prompts me every week:
> You've been randomly paired with so-and-so, here are several times that you're both available
We pick one and have a 30 minute chat. Explicitly making time for social stuff really changes the equation. I'm working only 8 hrs a day for the first time since I started working a salaried job.
I had such a hard time focusing in the office that whenever I'd finally achieve momentum, somebody stopping by to chat was bittersweet--it might be another several hours before I manage to reacquire that state. Usually I'd just waste time until everybody went home and then do my actual job in an empty office. I grew to resent them a teensy bit because their social habits had me "working" 12 hour days.
Being remote, we use a slack app called donut (no affiliation, I just like it). It prompts me every week:
> You've been randomly paired with so-and-so, here are several times that you're both available
We pick one and have a 30 minute chat. Explicitly making time for social stuff really changes the equation. I'm working only 8 hrs a day for the first time since I started working a salaried job.