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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by Clubber on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:16PM (#34668814)
>You make valuable connections by being generous and helpful to others.

In my experience all my valuable connections have come from me working really hard on the same team as them and being goals oriented and meeting those goals; not wasting time dilly dallying in the hallways. Making meaningful connections in the hallway sounds like a middle manager thing.

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by listenallyall on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:38PM (#34669073)
Working really hard and meeting goals == helpful and generous. I'm sure at some point you had a roadblock on a piece of code and a co-worker helped you overcome it, or vice versa. Or you covered for someone that one day when his kid was sick so the team didn't fall behind it's timeline.

Being sociable and taking an interest in other people via hallway convos is also a good way to build connections and/or friendships, but that has nothing to do with my earlier comment.

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