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Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom::Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed the benefits of in-person work in a leaked meeting.

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[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 years ago

Socialization is always brought up as an excuse not to allow WFH. The thing is though, replacing real socialization with work fucking blows. Talking to a coworker to get the latest TPS report isn't socialization. It's work. The only time you do any real socialization is after work ends. And there's nothing stopping you from going out to dinner with coworkers when you work from home.

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

Arguably you're worse off if most of your socialization is from work. It just leaves you lonely and tired back home.

[-] freebread@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Yup, which is what they want.

[-] elbrar@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago

I don't know, the fact that 4 of the 5 other members on my team live at least 2 time zones away from me keeps me from socializing with them after work ends.

(I do not want to leave this job, fwiw.)

[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Very fair. That said, going into the office isn't going to help that.

[-] foo@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

I never socialized with work people before COVID.

[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Depends on the workplace and the job in general.

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