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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
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?
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I don't have problems focusing at home. Rather, it's concentrated work without interruption except from the lap cat or occasional squirrel at the door. I do have a problem focusing at work because the "interaction" is just 70 IQ lawyers coming into my office to ask stupid fucking questions that any idiot who knew how to google could figure out. The smart productive people know how to get shit done, whether it is in an office, on the shitter, or on a plane. The other ones are the ones who need babysitting, coaching, whatever. Fuck those sods.
For me, "in-office interaction" is a one-way flow of ideas from me to other limp-dick motherfuckers.
