Re: We all traipse into the office for that critical meeting that HAS to be face-to-face..
In my experience and chatting to friends in other companies the ones who are remote tend to be left out. People in the room have side conversations which are hard to pick up on, you can't see some of what's going on in the room... it's just harder to be involved. Of course some meetings work fine even with some people in the office but a lot don't.
Which means that a lot of people, in my circle at least, are going in three days a week partly driven by a desire to feel part of a team.
I'm not saying that everyone has to feel the same, or that all companies will be the same but I can understand why coming to the office can seem an attractive proposition... plus I've saved a lot in heating... but that's another story....
Biting the hand that feeds IT
