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Re:Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It by navane on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @09:34AM (#37751699)
>> - worse for the people who weren't privy to that conversation but perhaps could have learned or contributed except that they were OOO that moment.

> Which is why working at the office is important.

What about the guy who just walked over to someone else, now both parties were absent in eachothers conversation.

This is actually a good example of: Falls flat if everyone starts doing it. So many times I walk up to someone in the office to ask him something, but he is doing the same so I can't find him.

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Re:Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It by runako on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @03:14PM (#37756223)
You highlight another reason people are unavailable for synchronous conversations: they are in other meetings! The strength of writing is that it spans location as well as time. I find it odd that thousands of years after its creation, leaning on the written word can still be a competitive advantage.
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