It’s been nearly a year since the forced work-from-home experiment, and unfortunately not much has changed.
The current technology most rely on - Zoom, Google Meets, Slack - all seem stuck. If this is the destiny of remote work, many people would rather pass…
To them, it means piling on Zoom fatigue. Feeling isolated from coworkers. Actually, feeling isolated in general.
Some people freak out when they think remote work is the future.
Like, really freak out. They express completely valid concerns, like this guy below:
“I work remotely, and no amount of Zoom can ever substitute for real face to face interaction. I’m struggling to keep it together mentally with hours of total isolation for months on end. If we're never going back to the office, that's a horrible future as far as I’m concerned.”
Shouldn’t work be fun? Why can’t work feel like playing games with the boys?
I’ve had so many great times just chatting with my team and hanging out. And if you can’t do the same, then there’s something seriously wrong with your company culture.