Remote First at Quora

It's amazing to me how many people and companies who have been forced to work remotely for the first time in their lives are suddenly the experts on it.

Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by mac01021 » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:31 AM UTC

> Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Quora had a strong office culture and discouraged employees from working remotely most of the time. But once the company had no choice, Quora CEO and co-founder Adam D’Angelo says they discovered the benefits of working from anywhere far outweigh the drawbacks.

I'm surprise that so many people couldn't figure this out without being forced to try it against their will.

I also wonder how Quora's transition will turn out. Every remote-first organization I've seen started out as a remote-first org.

Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by fs111 » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:34 AM UTC

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #4

It's amazing to me how many people and companies who have been forced to work remotely for the first time in their lives are suddenly the experts on it.

You have to jump on the hype train to get all that juicy traffic to your "think pieces"

Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by dboreham » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:45 AM UTC

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #4

It's amazing to me how many people and companies who have been forced to work remotely for the first time in their lives are suddenly the experts on it.

I've been waiting for Marissa Mayer to launch a remote working technology startup, since March.

Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:54 AM UTC

fs111 wrote: post #6

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #4

It's amazing to me how many people and companies who have been forced to work remotely for the first time in their lives are suddenly the experts on it.

You have to jump on the hype train to get all that juicy traffic to your "think pieces"

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Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by DJBunnies » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:54 AM UTC

sadmann1 wrote: post #3

jordiburgos wrote: post #2

There is only one remote job offer on their page.

It's the first remote job thus remote first

:D

Re: Remote First at Quora

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Post by iagooar » Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:57 AM UTC

Working remotely has a very high cost, but it only gets visible in the long term.

Working from home isolates you. There is no way around this. You lose the one huge opportunity in adult life for making new relationships - and that's at work, in the office.

For the company, people that work remote start drifting away from the company vision and spirit - you get an army of people working individually most of the time, not socializing, not establishing strong bonds. If personal contact wasn't important, we could raise our kids remotely.

I have some friend who have been working at a company who went remote-first and after 5 years they do not feel identified with the company anymore. It's just a job. You could work for someone else and you wouldn't even notice.

Also, working from home is only as convenient as your life situation allows it. Have kids? Bad luck. Live in the city because you enjoy city life? Sorry you have to convert you bedroom into your office during the day because you can't afford to have an additional room. You are a people's person and feel more energetic and productive when working with others face to face? Well, sorry, your team is mostly remote.

Please, let us just top playing down the importance of the office. It is important and it has tons of benefits for the team, as opposed to the benefits for the individuals.