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A comment on Ask HN: Why do companies want us “back in office” despite productivity costs?.

Re:Ask HN: Why do companies want us “back in office” despite... by everfrustrated on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @05:13PM (#32743277)
You're looking at it as though optimising your individual productivity is the ultimate goal. Companies are trying to optimise for the entire companies productivity which is not the same thing.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do companies want us “back in office” despite... by tyroh on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:49PM (#32744196)
As someone in a role that has this as a goal, you've nailed it on the head.

Developers can be super productive at home but will miss out in the random discussions and water cooler topics discussed with other teams, even their immediate supervisors. It leads to building the wrong thing which frustrates everyone.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do companies want us “back in office” despite... by twohaibei on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:53AM (#32748609)
If lack of watercooler talk is a reason to build the wrong thing, there are bigger problems in a company to fix before focusing on forcing people to work in the office.
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