ChoiAfter 4.75 years, left my job at Lever in December … starting something new later this month.
We shifted to 100% remote … and while I'm glad we did so during Covid for so many reasons, I missed the *option* to go in.
These last few weeks off have been great, the first few … were a weird whiplash.
Bill Couch@xc Absolute requirement for my next gig to go into an office at least some days. Could never do fully remote.
@couch 100%. I'm glad those companies exist … but I don't want to be a part of them
Jacob Wolman@jwolman @couch I like separation of work and life, I like in person collaboration.
I'd personally prefer forced hybrid, if it's only an option … then you don't get the benefits of in person collaboration.
Not sure how many share this view, but I know I'm not the only one.
Again, I don't want 5 days in the office … maybe 2 or 3? My new gig is 3 days a week in office. I'll let you know how that goes :-)
@xc @couch I like having an office available and regular team meetings in person (but like every month or two, not weekly), but I am almost always happier to work remotely. But I wonder if I’d feel differently if I didn’t have a dedicated workspace at home (or if I had kids running around distracting me).
It’s also kind of a chicken/egg situation, where if I know the office will be almost empty and my meetings will be zooms anyway it’s hard to see much value in going in.
@jwolman @xc I think preferences vary heavily by the nature of someone's work. I hear from individuals whose work is largely independent or involves primarily transactional interactions mostly prefer remote.
The nature of work for me and @xc though is heavily dependent on interpersonal interactions to collaborate and influence, and while it can be done virtually, it takes a lot longer and a lot of nuance is lost.
And +1, I need physical changes to reflect changes in work/personal time.