Blows my mind some people believe going back to the office is the only way to see people IRL
Employers controlling your closest relationships is a bad thing
Your closest relationships depending on business success – where if that changes relationships end – is even worse
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Employers controlling your closest relationships is a bad thing
Your closest relationships depending on business success – where if that changes relationships end – is even worse
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This highlights so many societal issues around friendship and meaning
Go back 30 years, people had hobbies outside of work
Now, work occupies so much of your day, and commute time has grown, meaning people no longer have time for relationships outside work
Go back 30 years, people had hobbies outside of work
Now, work occupies so much of your day, and commute time has grown, meaning people no longer have time for relationships outside work
People don’t need more shallow, superficial relationships that happen via full-time office work
They need deeper, meaningful relationships with the people they care about most
They need more time to do the things that make them happiest with others who share common interests
They need deeper, meaningful relationships with the people they care about most
They need more time to do the things that make them happiest with others who share common interests
Remote work is an opportunity to build a new social contract
It’s not about the future of work
Remote work is a bridge to the future of living and a higher quality of life
It’s not about the future of work
Remote work is a bridge to the future of living and a higher quality of life
Ironically, remote team are usually much closer than office based teams
When you come together with the intention to build shared context, empathy and understanding lead to closer bonds
Much better than inane daily conversation about what was on TV last night ever will
When you come together with the intention to build shared context, empathy and understanding lead to closer bonds
Much better than inane daily conversation about what was on TV last night ever will
This isn’t to say that people don’t make friendships that last in the office – they do
But how many? And as a % of the total headcount of the company?
How many people do you still talk to from your last employer?
What about the one before that?
But how many? And as a % of the total headcount of the company?
How many people do you still talk to from your last employer?
What about the one before that?
I missed my daughter walk, laugh, and talk for the first-time due to working in an office
I was told: “you need to make sacrifices to keep a roof over your families head”
That is wrong
Remote lets me see her grow up, and escape expensive cities with a high cost of living
I was told: “you need to make sacrifices to keep a roof over your families head”
That is wrong
Remote lets me see her grow up, and escape expensive cities with a high cost of living
Family is family
You no longer have to leave them behind or sacrifice access to opportunity
There are few things more important in improving quality of life than access to remote work
You no longer have to leave them behind or sacrifice access to opportunity
There are few things more important in improving quality of life than access to remote work
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