[jghn]

What if they don’t want to spend their time making small talk with their boss or manufactured chit chat at a happy hour?

I get that a lot of people need this. I don’t need my work to provide a social life, I’d rather get my shit done and leave. When I socialize in a work capacity I’m doing it because it helps me do my job better, not because I want to

[renjimen]

If they don't feel like chatting they don't need to. I guess I have a chatty team. We don't always fill the 30 minutes, but we often do. It doesn't feel performative and I wouldn't waste our time if it did.

There's no consequence to skipping the happy hour but everyone shows when they can and is engaged and contributes to the conversation. We often talk about culture, politics, economics other topics most folks have a general interest in.

> I don’t need my work to provide a social life

Fair, not everyone sees work as a community, but many do. Remote culture is hard to build but it needs to allow for folks who still need human connection in their workplace.