Remote work is a powerful equalizer. It erases geographic factors of inequality (like long commute times), reduces the impact of social factors on career advancement, reduces instances of harassment and discrimination, etc.
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It also dramatically reduces carbon emissions. And the lack of commute, alone, represent a significant quality of life improvement for workers. I don't think going back to offices makes any sense.
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The arguments for offices are about serendipitous collaboration and social connections. But is serendipity impossible over the Internet? Are video & text fundamentally deficient mediums to create social connections? I don't think so.
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Almost agree, but I think you underestimate the importance and power of physical presence for social connections. I love remote and have lived it for several years now. But real human connection cannot yet be replicated virtually - the little gestures, the feel of a room...
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The main deficiency of remote work is non-verbal communication (visual, empathic, smell, etc.)
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I don't miss communicating with my co-workers by smell at all.
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Agree with all points but this is debatable. Extroverts tend to feel suffocated without physical social interaction; which is perfectly normal. Am introvert myself and feel alright to wfh but i know people who feel tired spending 8hrsx5days without that interaction.
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There are places and events made for social interaction. They could use them.
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I've worked on a remote team for the last 3 years, after working in an office for 15 years. There's more upsides, but, there are downsides as well. (For example, it's harder to get to know new team members.) It's good to recognize the downsides so we can work towards mitigation.
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I miss the back and forth of discussing somehting over a white board. That's a dynamic that has been very damaging to productivity due to minor misunderstandings in communication leading to lost hours of productivity.
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There are virtual whiteboards.
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