Some things like customer service (where tasks are measured in minutes and you are always busy) are well suited to WFH. Engineering is definitely not. Tasks (such as a detailed analysis) are often measured in months and no one can tell if someone is productive on any given day. Plus, communication is terrible (no impromptu hallway con…
Some things like customer service (where tasks are measured in minutes and you are always busy) are well suited to WFH. Engineering is definitely not. Tasks (such as a detailed analysis) are often measured in months and no one can tell if someone is productive on any given day. Plus, communication is terrible (no impromptu hallway conversations) and things often have to be redone.
It's been a disaster for us. So much so we ordered people back in the office a while back but people are resisting. Unfortunately that type of attitude gets one on the top of the layoff list and with a major recession looming layoffs are coming.
Anyways, way off topic. I love Walter, Igor, Jessica, and Jikky's stuff but sometimes I wonder if we fall into the same trap as the triple maskers and quad vaxxers with our own doom and gloom.
Haha. Jeff - you and I are on the exact same wavelength. I am seeing the exact same problems with WFH, but I am also seeing a lethargy in people at my company and others. I follow some subreddits like covidlongaulers, and am seeing a drastic increase in new members posting... so it does seem like long covid sufferers are increasing, or rather, becoming aware that something is wrong...
Some things like customer service (where tasks are measured in minutes and you are always busy) are well suited to WFH. Engineering is definitely not. Tasks (such as a detailed analysis) are often measured in months and no one can tell if someone is productive on any given day. Plus, communication is terrible (no impromptu hallway conversations) and things often have to be redone.
It's been a disaster for us. So much so we ordered people back in the office a while back but people are resisting. Unfortunately that type of attitude gets one on the top of the layoff list and with a major recession looming layoffs are coming.
Anyways, way off topic. I love Walter, Igor, Jessica, and Jikky's stuff but sometimes I wonder if we fall into the same trap as the triple maskers and quad vaxxers with our own doom and gloom.
Haha. Jeff - you and I are on the exact same wavelength. I am seeing the exact same problems with WFH, but I am also seeing a lethargy in people at my company and others. I follow some subreddits like covidlongaulers, and am seeing a drastic increase in new members posting... so it does seem like long covid sufferers are increasing, or rather, becoming aware that something is wrong...