• @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    44 hours ago

    Yup. We recently had a complaint that a collaborative meeting was difficult for people on call, so our solution was to make it 100% remote. The meeting is still collaborative, but now everyone has an equal opportunity to participate.

    We do 2x in office, 3x WFH, and it’s the perfect ratio IMO. Value of in-person time:

    • questions get answered quickly - easy to tell if someone is available for a quick question, and faster response than Slack
    • in-person collaboration - screen sharing works, but actually being able to point and type has a ton of value
    • casual discussions - chat about upcoming projects over lunch or a coffee break long before they’re actually important, which can make future meetings smoother

    All of that can be done remotely, and we certainly do a fair amount of that, but it’s nice to have a little in-person time. That said, my WFH days are sacred because that’s when I actually get work done.

    • billwashere
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      12 hours ago

      Yep the 2 in 3 out is what we do. We do have one day where we all try to be in (Tuesday) to just get the face to face time. Seems to working for us. Plus since most of the conversations are on slack, I can go back and verify what I thought was said. That’s SO convenient.

      • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        2 hours ago

        We do TW in office, MThF WFH. I don’t see a point in coming in on different days, so if you have to miss Tuesday or Wednesday for some reason, you don’t have to make it up later. We occasionally have a company meeting on one of the other days, in which case we’ll often agree on which other day is optional (or we just come in 3 days that week).

        And yeah, it is super nice.