Laurie VossMay 8, 2023
I think I speak for all of us when I say get fucked, Sam https://fortune.com/2023/05/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-remote-work-mistake-return-to-office/
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over’

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said one of the tech industry's biggest mistakes was thinking "startups didn't need to be together."

Fortune
Show threadTormod HalvorsenMay 8, 2023

@seldo @anderseknert

So, the article was paywalled, why I did not read it. However, it seems from the opening blurb that he is talking in the context of "start-ups"?

From that POV, I think he might have a point. 12 or so people in a new company working to get it started, I imagine a shared location would be beneficial in that context.

Most of us do not work in start-ups, so can disregard advice on how to run one.

Show threadAnders Eknert
@airwhale @seldo yeah, that kind of crunch culture where people sleep under their desks pretty much requires people to be present on site. If it’s beneficial to anyone, it sure isn’t the people sleeping under their desks.
May 8, 2023 at 6:21pmWeb
Show threadTormod HalvorsenMay 8, 2023

@anderseknert

Right, and as they all collectively eat and sleep there, you might argue they are in practice "working from home" :)

Joking aside, the reason for choosing this crunch culture is a willingness to gamble that 1) it is a temporary arrangement and 2) it may provide a significant pay-day to compensate for the inconvenience.

Show threadAnders EknertMay 8, 2023
@airwhale the price is “inconvenience” only in the best scenario. More commonly it’s your mental or even physical well-being.