Big Myths Employers Are Using to Force “Return to Office”
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#2This seems to be a thinly disguised bit of content marketing for the author's consulting practice.
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#3>MYTH # 2: The office promotes connections
I just find this bit entirely unconvincing. I don't have data to back up my claim, but IME 1 in-person interaction is worth ~5-10 'virtual coffee' type interactions via Donut or one of the similar apps. Maybe others feel differently, but I haven't found any substitute for live, in-person get togethers for connecting with colleagues on a personal level.
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#4This seems to be a thinly disguised bit of content marketing for the author's consulting practice.
"Thought leadership"
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#5> Go look at Buffer, Zapier, Automattic, GitLab, and more, who are Remote First companies with thriving cultures.
I really don't think pointing to a couple companies that are remote and have decent culture invalidates the point that offices foster collaboration and culture sharing. No, it's not impossible to do those things in a remote environment, but it is absolutely much harder. It's not that hard to understand some companies aren't willing to put in the work required to build strong collaborative cultures remotely.
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#7I actually don’t care whether I’m more productive at home or in the office. I’m positive
I’m more productive in the office but I won’t return either way. It makes no difference to me.
My life is not about my employer extracting 100% of my productivity from me. I have a better quality of life working from home and I’m going to keep it.
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#8Anecdata: I’ve noticed that the voices in an organisation who are more keen for a return to the office tend to be the managers, directors, leadership sort of roles.
I wonder if being in the office is just simply more enjoyable for those with power and influence, while individual contributors (trying to get their work done) find they like it more at home?
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#9>MYTH # 2: The office promotes connections I just find this bit entirely unconvincing. I don't have data to back up my claim, but IME 1 in-person interaction is worth ~5-10 'virtual coffee' type interactions via Donut or one of the similar apps. Maybe others feel differently, but I haven't found any substitute for live, in-person get togethers for connecting with colleagues on a personal level.
OTOH it's also possible to have conversations of a whole other nature online. The pace is different, and the urgency is different. You can have hours long discussions about interesting stuff with someone you've never even met. For instance I talk to a professor in my field about stuff, and it's not that easy to find someone to just do that. Similarly I've had a lot of slow but insightful conversations with teammates about various technical issues, or personal issues.
Re: Big Myths Employers Are Using to Force “Return to Office”
#10>MYTH # 2: The office promotes connections I just find this bit entirely unconvincing. I don't have data to back up my claim, but IME 1 in-person interaction is worth ~5-10 'virtual coffee' type interactions via Donut or one of the similar apps. Maybe others feel differently, but I haven't found any substitute for live, in-person get togethers for connecting with colleagues on a personal level.
Not all of us seem to connect with colleagues on a personal level, and prefer to instead optimize for what’s necessary to get our work done. These are not friends; they are workers who share a common compensation provider.