As someone who's now been in the workforce for decades: presence in an office is mostly a waste of time and money. In my experience, those who demand "facetime" do so because
- it's part of a political power/control game
- "this is the way we've always done it"
- they buy into the myth that "magic" happens in hallways conversations and nowhere else
There are plenty of large companies (and god knows how many startups and SMBs) who have recognized what a colossal waste it is to maintain permanent offices and mandatory facetime. It's time for the rest to stop pretending it's 1980.
- it's part of a political power/control game
- "this is the way we've always done it"
- they buy into the myth that "magic" happens in hallways conversations and nowhere else
There are plenty of large companies (and god knows how many startups and SMBs) who have recognized what a colossal waste it is to maintain permanent offices and mandatory facetime. It's time for the rest to stop pretending it's 1980.