Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation

Re:Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation by dreadnip on Thursday March 30, 2023 @05:54AM (#35370274)

> This is not acceptable

Why? I'm a software engineer working in an agency and I work exactly like you're describing. If I feel like going on a run, I'll mark myself as AFK and go on a run. If I feel like closing my laptop at 3 and go shopping, I'll work later in the day when I'm not busy.

I still deliver on my deadlines and contribute more to the company than most colleagues. If you ping me on my phone I'll probably reply at any given time, and I put emphasis on written communication about issues I'm handling. Ideally, I've already written down all of the information you'd want to talk to me about.

This "style" works really well for me.

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Re:Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation by lynx23 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:12AM (#35370411)

I am not a dev. I need to coordinate with my coworkers during the day. And since we dont have documentation for every miniscule step a team mate performs, we need to actually talk to each other from time to time.

I am sure as a dev, with sufficiently large work packages, WFH is just a breeze. But not in my job.

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Re:Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation by ZephyrBlu on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:22AM (#35370491)

What's your job and why can't you co-ordinate async?

"remote but still sync" feels like a major failure mode of being remote to me. Being able to work and communicate async is important for productivity in a remote environment.

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Re:Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation by j45 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:55AM (#35370747)

Record async video.

Someone clicking and talking through a question or process at the time that works best so a meeting isn’t needed unless there’s disagreement.

It’s amazing.

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