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Originally Posted by Icky Thump
Email said this:
"Coming back to the office facilitates comradery, the constant exchange of ideas and better communication."
This is what happens when the office is run by boomers who don't do the work.
Plaintiffs' firms don't have productivity standards. And for plaintiffs' firms with nontraditional structures, the only standard is whether you are there when the boss is.
It's stupid, especially when precorona you were out doing deps or in court, and couldn't be in the office.
Here's the question: if you go into the office and work, but no one sees you, did you really work?
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My office has 50 employees. Since July I go in every day, mostly because I have trouble focusing at home. There are about 8 of 25 attorneys in most days, an office manager and an occasional secretary; So about 20% capacity. I do not believe there have been any Covid cases among those who are coming in.
I don't think work has suffered here, but we are slow. Our work is heavily based upon patenting for major companies. They are almost all work from home, except for production. But here's the thing, innovation has slowed waaaaayyyyy down. Turns out sitting across the table at lunch or just talking shit in your office drives collaboration and generates ideas.
Can people learn to replace that on Zoom? Maybe. Our clients are asking us if other clients have developed any ways to drive innovation across a computer screen. (One thing for sure is you need video on. 1/2 the people keep it off and I can see that stifles interaction.)
I wonder if companies in the "more open" states that are back in the office might get a big boost over the next few years for driving newer/better products?
