[runlevel1]

I've been missing the number of great ideas that would come up during lunchtime chats and while hanging out in the office kitchen.

I'm a big proponent of remote work, but I haven't yet found a way to recreate those experiences over video chat.

[CrashedSandal]

I thought many companies had weekly "chit-chat" meetings over video chat for just hanging around and doing nothing ? My place doesn't have it and we are not a place that welcomes or listens to any kind of ideas so they never cared about that.

[lumost]

Often these are poorly attended, for better or worse the office forces people together for a set period of time. Even out of boredom some folks will come up with ideas, when at home you can just cruise HN or do something else entirely.