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ShareFearless8434 t1_jaxfx5x wrote

Although I work hybrid at times, working from home definitely saves time and transportation costs. However, depending on your role and home situation, working from home while making you more productive isolates you from the office herd. In my case, I end up feeling disconnected and also, missing out on ideas that I come up with from conversations and discussions with my teammates.

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New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jaxhpba wrote

Are all your teammates also remote? If so why not have a work chat room, a virtual place where you can discuss business and socialize.

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ShareFearless8434 t1_jaxlayu wrote

Due to low staffing issues (reqs have been open for a while but not many applicants), we are working long hours and busy solving problems with new product development issues (multiple product lines). So, getting together virtually becomes very difficult. If we were on site, then I/we could discuss something by simply walking over to my/our colleague’s cubicle. This convenience is what is lacking for me in a virtual/hybrid work environment. Emails and IM’s, as many of us know, are not effective due to the sheer volume of messages most of us receive.

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