alt Hacker NewsThe 16 pings a minute. The 6 hours of meetings a day because people aren't getting the information they need organically each day. The "hey, can I call?"'s during what I thought would be my free half hour in the afternoon. This is definitely not what it was like in the office.
Unfortunately, I recognize this doesn't change unless an org goes 100% back onsite.
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Why wouldn't it work with 2 or 3 unified days onsite and 2 or 3 days wfh, with a no-meetings, minimal-interruptions directive on wfh days? I think this structure, if well managed, would work even better than the old 5-days-in-office.
You can't easily tell a coworker to go away when they start talking to you at your desk. You can mute your notifications and schedule calls. Sounds like you have bad organisation skills.
> The "hey, can I call?"'s during what I thought would be my free half hour in the afternoon.
This happens in the office more. Someone just coming to you with whatever they need in the moment.
> The 6 hours of meetings a day because people aren't getting the information they need organically each day.
That is excessive amount of meetings. But also, that organic getting information was still a meeting, you just did not considered it one.