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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by bugglebeetle on Friday December 01, 2023 @12:52PM (#38489785)
I work for a remote startup and no, the parent, is correct. The company was previously languishing until they replaced the tech lead and hired me. Both of us can get shit done without being told what to do every 5 minutes. The previous people couldn’t. We’ve since increased our customer base and service usage massively, without any issues.
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by esafak on Friday December 01, 2023 @01:59PM (#38490711)
That is just a question of experience. A junior engineer needs hand-holding and a senior one does not. They had the former, and needed the latter.
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by bugglebeetle on Friday December 01, 2023 @02:21PM (#38490981)
The people we replaced were both mid-career. Just not good at taking initiative or anticipating future needs.
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Re:Return to office is 'dead,' Stanford economist says by LtWorf on Saturday December 02, 2023 @06:29AM (#38497852)
It's not like you're a junior until 28 and then you're a senior. You can retire a junior if your skills are that.
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