This is the biggest mistake people make when thinking about remote work because:
1. Retention in remote-first companies is typically much higher
2. Relationships are typically much closer in remote-first companies
1. Retention in remote-first companies is typically much higher
2. Relationships are typically much closer in remote-first companies
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Lack of meaningful relationships is a deep societal issue magnified by the office due to the elongation of time people spend there
This leads to them having no time for hobbies where they meet people with shared interests
They get less time with the people they care about most
This leads to them having no time for hobbies where they meet people with shared interests
They get less time with the people they care about most
Your closest social contact being chosen by your employer isn’t typically a good thing
It leads to shallow superficial relationships where the deepest common bond is the continued economic success of said employer
Where if that changes relationships end
It leads to shallow superficial relationships where the deepest common bond is the continued economic success of said employer
Where if that changes relationships end
Said another way, how many people do you still talk to from your previous employer?
How many people do you still talk to from the one before that?
Compare that to relationships built at clubs/hobbies etc.
How many people do you still talk to from the one before that?
Compare that to relationships built at clubs/hobbies etc.
That’s not to say people don’t make friends at the office, they clearly do
But they are just not as long lasting as some people want to paint them
But they are just not as long lasting as some people want to paint them
Remote doesn’t mean you never meet you team – it means you are more purposeful about it
When remote teams come together it is with the intention to build communication and collaboration muscles
When remote teams come together it is with the intention to build communication and collaboration muscles
People escape the inane daily conversation around what was on television of last night and can go deeper on the things that matter to their colleagues
Offices have become instantaneous gratification adult kids clubs which permit disruption in the name of collaboration and communication
The outcome excuses distractions as busyness where getting shit done is secondary
The outcome excuses distractions as busyness where getting shit done is secondary
It also ignores the realities around who benefit from offices by making it harder for certain demographic groups to become part of the inner circle
Remote relationships aren’t better or worse than in office relationships, they’re different
To suggest they make it harder becoming friendly with colleagues because your are physically present is wrong
To suggest they make it harder becoming friendly with colleagues because your are physically present is wrong
I’ve personally built some of my closest relationships with colleagues I don’t work with IRL
Some of my closest friendships have been formed over twitter with people I’ve never even met in person
It’s not harder, just different
Some of my closest friendships have been formed over twitter with people I’ve never even met in person
It’s not harder, just different
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