IMHO that is where the autonomy comes in. If you personally know that you perform better within an office the onus is on you to express that. Granted it does pose the bigger question about a cohesive solution which meets everyone’s needs.
When I was in my previous role one of the engineers and I would literally jump on a video call and just leave it on while we worked. If he had a question it could be asked naturally and we could also have the workplace chitchat.
One of my close friends is a firm believer in hybrid working and we discuss this a lot. I think the important thing is communicating with each other and trying to provide an environment which enables your staff to do their best work.
The complexity is added by the fact someone like myself going into the office would be less beneficial to a junior.
This is solely as the WFH preferring employee would not be in the best place to provide advice due to them feeling like they are not being given the working conditions they require.
It’s a tough balancing act.
For me, personally, I am happy to go to social meetings and make it known to everyone they can message/call me on slack anytime — even if I am offline give it a crack.
Workshops are another tool which I feel bridges the gap. Instead of forcing people to go to the office on the off chance they might have a conversation with someone, make a day of it. Provide the grounds for those conversations to happen.
As we dive deeper and the debate is opened it will be interesting to see how it all pans out but I know a lot of devs/engineers are not going to budge on this one.
When I was in my previous role one of the engineers and I would literally jump on a video call and just leave it on while we worked. If he had a question it could be asked naturally and we could also have the workplace chitchat.
One of my close friends is a firm believer in hybrid working and we discuss this a lot. I think the important thing is communicating with each other and trying to provide an environment which enables your staff to do their best work.
The complexity is added by the fact someone like myself going into the office would be less beneficial to a junior.
This is solely as the WFH preferring employee would not be in the best place to provide advice due to them feeling like they are not being given the working conditions they require.
It’s a tough balancing act.
For me, personally, I am happy to go to social meetings and make it known to everyone they can message/call me on slack anytime — even if I am offline give it a crack.
Workshops are another tool which I feel bridges the gap. Instead of forcing people to go to the office on the off chance they might have a conversation with someone, make a day of it. Provide the grounds for those conversations to happen.
As we dive deeper and the debate is opened it will be interesting to see how it all pans out but I know a lot of devs/engineers are not going to budge on this one.