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Discussion on: Remote work: here to stay?

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Nathan Kallman

I hope it doesn't become a 2 days in office 3 days at home "remote". That's the worst of both worlds! Now I need:

  1. 2 chairs
  2. 2 desks
  3. 2-6 monitors
  4. A home large enough for office space; that's also:
  5. Close enough to the office for the commuting days (and keeping up on the car / transport that entails)

I admit some things seem to work better in person; and having a personal relationship with coworkers can be good and really only done by in person meetings.

For a "blended" office/remote work then I think it should be 1 week in office every 1-2 months. Then living farther away and traveling / renting an extra vehicle makes sense. And the office can be a quarter the staff size, while a week is long enough for people to bring keyboards and things to set up "their" office for the week.

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Kevan Carstensen

I like the sound of 1 week every couple months. Pre-COVID, that was the cadence (not formally, mind you, just worked out this way) for some of our remote teammates. Even a few times a year can be really helpful, just for putting people to Slack handles and building some informal/social rapport with coworkers.