[sokoloff]

It was a world-wide pre/post test to be sure. I think that most companies will be better off to go back into the offices because the alternative is to carefully think through the work and write a lot of things down.

People would rather talk than write, on average.

[walshemj]

Trying to get some people to understand adding version numbers to filenames instead of

tpsreport-final-final-iralymenit-fianly-freds-changes.xlst

Seems to be really hard - let alone doing minutes and action points correctly

[solosoyokaze]

> It was a world-wide pre/post test to be sure. I think that most companies will be better off to go back into the offices because the alternative is to carefully think through the work and write a lot of things down.

Companies that do this will be at a distinct advantage over companies that rely on informal, ad-hoc, in-person conversations. There are many companies that have been started during the pandemic that are remote first and have the process to back it up. I don't think in-person companies can compete between lack of access to talent, undocumented communication, office politics, employee stress and fatigue due to commuting, living in a high cost of living area and the previously mentioned politics...

I'd also say a lot of management is actually unneeded, which also comes to light in remote first companies.

[dleslie]

It's strange that you're being down-voted, considering how important business intelligence is to success, and the concerns about commuting, housing costs et al are likewise well-founded.

I think there's folks who simply miss the social environment of an office, and are loathe to consider that perhaps they were counter-productive for their coworkers.