[Alberta's Child]

The most idiotic story I hear regularly these days is from people who have been forced to go back to the office at least three days a week ... and then spend most of their time in the office on web meetings anyway.

I totally transformed by operating model during COVID and moved to a 100% work-from-home arrangement. The biggest lesson I learned is that meeting in person with clients is far more important than working face-to-face with fellow employees.

[blackdog]

My wife works for a manufacturing company with very complex and hazardous processes in making their products. There is an engineering and office staff of around eight people. Add safety and quality, it's about fourteen. They all share the same hall of offices. Most refuse to open their office doors and instead force Zoom meetings, while they all sit at desks inside their offices with closed doors.

Doughnuts bait them out to a meeting room in the mornings sometimes. My wife then closes the door while they are in there so they can't escape to a zoom appearance.

[plain talk]

“The most idiotic story I hear regularly these days is from people who have been forced to go back to the office at least three days a week ... and then spend most of their time in the office on web meetings anyway.”

Yeah. That was my experience as well. It depends on the size and type of Company and your organization.

If all the people in your office are interacting and physically collaborating then there is nothing better than face to face. I’m all in on the benefits of those people working in the office.

However if all of the people are on zoom calls with people in other cities then being in the office matters not.