As the founder of a remote company this defeats the purpose for me. Benefits of remote: - No commute - No office politics - No forced schedule - Less meetings - More writing - Forced communication - No "assess in seats" culture In part, this seems to defeat at least: - No forced schedule - Less meetings - No "asses in seats" culture My hunch is that your market research consisted of only talking to companies that are…
I'd consider using a product like this and I don't give a shit about draconian politics. The issue is that remote work has downsides. One downside is dramatically less collaboration. I like collaborating with team-mates, not just drudging away by myself. If this could help create more of a spontaneous back and forth in-person feel, that could be valuable. I don't know how it would feel, I'd have to try it and see. Bu…
This is simply an excuse for why remote doesn't work. It's a dead horse. If you find yourself collaborating less as a result of remote work, then I question your remote setup and culture.
> If this could help create more of a spontaneous back and forth in-person feel.
I actually feel less shitty by spontaneously reaching out to my colleagues via Slack or by phone when remote than I do tapping on their shoulder in an office.
> But I think you and the other people in this thread are being way too negative and defensive.
I wouldn't say my comment was that negative. This device is a threat to the upside of remote working, so it should be met with criticism. That doesn't mean I wish them any ill will. My biggest issue with something like this is that a device is now required for remote work and you must sit at your computer from 9am to 5pm. That's why a lot of people hate working from an office, so to recreate that at home would be a nightmare.