Regarding return to office policy, I hear many speculations and reasons hypothesized. Mostly by employees who don’t really know and who had no choice in it.
I would like to know is if there are any lemmings out there who have been involved in these talks.
What was discussed?
How is something like this coordinated amongst others businesses even rivals.
What are the high level factors that have gone into the decision?
Bonus points: is it even possible for employees to prevent or reverse these policies at this point?
Do you believe such conversations are impossible by telephone?
One thing I’m learning as the company I’m at grows is that there are a lot of people who simply suck at communicating. they don’t know how to do it by messaging, they don’t know how to do it by email, they don’t know how to do it by phone call, and they need somebody right there in front of them to point out their bullshit and drag out what they’re trying to say
I noticed this morning that it sometimes feels like I’m talking to fucking AI. somebody asked me to review something with no context, says they did something, I point out hey didn’t you actually do this and not that, then like a dumb AI chatbot they just agree with me and say yes you’re right it is that and then don’t elaborate. this is not a conversation that you can have remotely, because the person on the other end is a fucking idiot that can’t communicate. this conversation goes slightly better in person, because you are more likely to take the lead in it
Sounds like people have been put in positions which do not fit their skills. This should be fixed by either developing their skills or putting them in a position that fits their abilities, not by other people doing their job for them in person.
Not impossible, but 80% of human communication is non-verbal. When we converse, we’re not mere robots passing data back and forth.
Video call then?