[shawnb576]

THIS

Work that has low ambiguity and needs execution - awesome for remote work.

Work that requires trust and deep collaboration - very difficult remotely. It doesn't it mean it can't be done but the communication fidelity is MUCH lower over Zoom and this cost has to be paid somewhere.

And, yes, employee churn makes all of this worse.

I've been of the opinion that the rush to remote work is unavoidable but the industry will regret letting it get out of hand.

Which I still think is the case. I think we are reaching the point where we see the big limits in WFH show, we see generally lower engagement, more difficulty doing big difficult projects, etc.

[tkiolp4]

Yeah, but the hybrid model won’t allow you to live let’s say in the south of France while working for a company with HQ in Paris. The hybrid model kills one of the main benefits of remote work: being able to work for many more companies than the ones around your local area.

[retSava]

Not just fidelity, it can also be a strain. I'd much rather, as in hundred times more preference, sit in an open office situation than have a zoom/meet/teams open for a long stretch.

I think it's something with not knowing where people look, and the unnatural feeling of not actually seeing someone in the eyes even if I'm looking at that person and they are looking straight into the camera.

I frequently just look away from the screen, out the window instead, when meeting with teammates. Some may interpret this as disinterest, but 1-3 hours of staring into the screen on meeting is really hard on physical and mental terms.

That said, no problem at all IRL. I'm mostly quite social.