Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man...
by clocot on Thursday February 01, 2024 @03:45AM
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I can tell you how it looks from the employer's side, we have a choice in our company, if you go to remote work, you just install an application to monitor performance, when this problem arose, we found a rather interesting application https://www.kickidler.com/time-tracking-software.html Kikidler, which also has built-in protection against data loss, since everything is safe in our office, this solution was literally a lifesaver for remote workers who might have had any problems.
Increasingly more over time, I have come to really miss the office I went to every day before I worked remotely. I miss having coffee and lunch with people, saying hi on the way in and out, and I really miss having team meetings and 1:1s and brainstorming sessions in person. But I don't miss my desk even a little bit. I spent as much of my time as possible working from private cubbies.
When I'm working, I don't want people around, and I don't want to be pulled into "organic" communication. In practice, the best process (for me) in an office setting was to ping people asynchronously - "hey let me know when you have a moment, I want to brainstorm about xyz" - and then get together when it works for both of you. But this is the same process used in remote work!
The downside is you can't walk-and-talk or get a coffee together or find a spot with a whiteboard, everything is soul-sucking video calls. But for me, losing the "organic"-ness of communication, specifically, is a pro, not a con.