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Originally Posted by blankall
Those companies also tend to rely on concepts like "open work spaces" (aka cubicles without walls where you can be monitored at all times) and "team building events" (aka using peer pressure to force employees into the office more). These companies very much rely on peer pressure and monitoring their employees at all times.
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It’s not so much about peer pressure and monitoring as collaboration. I work in tech and everything I do requires collaboration with 2-6 other people. Multiple times a day, every day. Email and zoom meetings are fine most of the time. But there are often problems that would be more easily addressed by two or three people hashing out a solution around a desk or in a hallway.
And we communicate easier with people who we’re familiar with in person. We’re less likely to misconstrue someone’s tone or meaning if we know them personally. Anyone hired in the last year in an office job has likely never even met their co-workers. This has impacted how they work and learn.