[rodgerd]

> the main things I miss are the water cooler talk that greased a lot of wheels and filled in a lot of gaps

I hear that because informal stuff can solve a lot of problems, or prevent it even arising, but at the same time, it papers over a lot of cracks that should probably be exposed.

I've taken to virtual coffees during the week with people on a semi-regular basis to try and keep that sort of stuff going.

[codezero]

100% agree that water cooler talk being effective in the first place should raise some eyebrows about how things get done. I think there is a strong social component that doesn’t want that to change, but not much choice these days.