Auteur/autrice : John

A remote work day. I start typing a question into the chat, then delete it.I think, ‘Should I really be asking this?’ or ‘They look busy, I should try looking it up myself a bit more,’ and before I know it, 30 minutes have passed.On the other hand, the boss receiving the message is actually struggling, too. When the chat is quiet, is it because things are going well, or because they are stuck? Through a screen, you just can’t tell.This article is based on my (the author’s) experience as a middle manager. When I was a new hire, the…

A remote work day. I start typing a question into the chat, then delete it.I think, ‘Should I really be asking this?’ or ‘They look busy, I should try looking it up myself a bit more,’ and before I know it, 30 minutes have passed.On the other hand, the boss receiving the message is actually struggling, too. When the chat is quiet, is it because things are going well, or because they are stuck? Through a screen, you just can’t tell.This article is based on my (the author’s) experience as a middle manager. When I was a new hire, the…

A remote work day. I start typing a question into the chat, then delete it.I think, ‘Should I really be asking this?’ or ‘They look busy, I should try looking it up myself a bit more,’ and before I know it, 30 minutes have passed.On the other hand, the boss receiving the message is actually struggling, too. When the chat is quiet, is it because things are going well, or because they are stuck? Through a screen, you just can’t tell.This article is based on my (the author’s) experience as a middle manager. When I was a new hire, the…

A remote work day. I start typing a question into the chat, then delete it.I think, ‘Should I really be asking this?’ or ‘They look busy, I should try looking it up myself a bit more,’ and before I know it, 30 minutes have passed.On the other hand, the boss receiving the message is actually struggling, too. When the chat is quiet, is it because things are going well, or because they are stuck? Through a screen, you just can’t tell.This article is based on my (the author’s) experience as a middle manager. When I was a new hire, the…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…

As a business owner, I am fundamentally skeptical about standardizing full remote work.Writing this might lead some to think I am an ‘old-fashioned manager’ or that I ‘just want to control my employees.’ However, my concern is not whether employees will slack off at home.For tasks that can be completed individually, there are many situations where remote work actually increases productivity. Creating documents, analyzing data, writing, or attending routine online meetings—I do not believe everyone needs to gather in the same place every day for these tasks.On the other hand, if we consider a company not just as a ‘collection…