> we're less productive because we're all getting less sleep and fewer productive hours. And it's well known that stress reduces creativity.
I'd say it is the opposite at my company. Less commuting means more time to sleep in and more time for eating healthy.
My QoL has markedly improved since WfH.
I do agree that a certain subset of technical problems are easier to solve with in person collaboration. I think as a team we are slowly getting better at brainstorming on video calls, but it has taken awhile. The latency is honestly what kills it. Give me a 30ms end to end latency (including headset to computer, which is often more than 100ms right now for common BT headsets!) and I think a lot of friction would be removed.
What is really missing is the random hallway conversations that lead to sudden bursts of creativity.
I'd say it is the opposite at my company. Less commuting means more time to sleep in and more time for eating healthy.
My QoL has markedly improved since WfH.
I do agree that a certain subset of technical problems are easier to solve with in person collaboration. I think as a team we are slowly getting better at brainstorming on video calls, but it has taken awhile. The latency is honestly what kills it. Give me a 30ms end to end latency (including headset to computer, which is often more than 100ms right now for common BT headsets!) and I think a lot of friction would be removed.
What is really missing is the random hallway conversations that lead to sudden bursts of creativity.