I entered the workforce during covid, underwent a return to office mandate only to get a new job that is fully WFH.
replyI am easily twice as productive in my own hive than I am in the office. The office is full of distractions, noise, it is not as ergonomic as my setup at home and i get to waste 90min a day commuting.
In some very specific instances i see value in going to the office, productivity during everyday work is not among them
I know what you mean. I'm not sure why my office doesnt have distractions. We take breaks, but its not like when I was at a fortune 20 company where I'd spend an hour drinking coffee and catching up with people in other departments.
replyIf I had to guess, we are such a small office that its obvious if someone is distracted and I can nudge them back to work.
Saying all of this outloud, you are making me realize I have the office style of a panopticon. At least my workers seem to genuinely like working.
I'm not sure that counting "How it's going?" as a productivity stat is the win you think it is.
replyWhen they say 'stuck...' and we fix a problem, I'd count that as a win.
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