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Zoom CEO says workers can't build trust or unite... on Zoom (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Gaywallet@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[-] ExoMonk@beehaw.org 37 points 10 months ago

Maybe it's different for the upper management types, but for me I am easily 3x more productive at home in < 6 hours than I ever was at 8+ hours in the office.

There are soo many distractions in the office environment we had (cubicle farm). People chatting behind me, constant noise, people coming up to my desk throughout the day to ask me something and disrupt my entire workflow.

I work in my quiet home with headphones on listening to music. When people need something from me they ping me in Teams or send an email and I get to choose when to stop my work to respond. And when I really need to focus I can throw on Do Not Disturb mode. In the office "Do Not Disturb" was me booking a conference room for myself to work in silence.

[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago

I love how they sometimes record these higher-level presentations, stage lights and all, right in front of where I work in the office. I am way more productive at home.

There are people who have distractions at home and want to escape of course. I'm not stopping them from working in the office though...