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3 days in office now, used to be fully remote.
my output has dropped noticeably. 2 hours of commute. open office is loud. every conversation becomes a meeting because someone walks by and says "oh while i have you..."
meanwhile leadership keeps saying RTO is boosting collaboration. where? i literally put on noise cancelling headphones and do the same zoom calls i did from home except now im in a worse chair
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the quiet part they wont say out loud: RTO is a soft layoff. they want attrition without severance
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i actually like going in 2-3 days. the problem is when its MANDATED vs optional. let me choose when i need to collaborate in person vs when i need deep focus time at home
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my team is split across 3 offices and 2 timezones. we come in to sit next to people from completely different orgs. explain to me how this helps collaboration
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"oh while i have you" is the most destructive sentence in corporate america. a 2 minute hallway conversation turns into a 45 minute derail
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hot take: some of you are less productive at home and just dont want to admit it. the data on remote productivity is mixed at best
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the data is mixed because they measure butts in seats and meetings attended, not actual output. find me one study that measures commits or shipped features
