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Srishty Chaudhary
I think WFH has made us comfortable and it is easy as well because you can do it from anywhere.
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@srishty_chaudhary exactly, I love to be able to tell myself that I can see for example my family that is far enough away or friends because I could work from home
The cop out answer is it depends. So long as everyone on a remote call has reasonable video and voice, it kinda just depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
That being said, there are now so many great multi-player tools (e.g. Google docs, Figma, Miro) that work great when everyone is looking at their own screen. When everyone knows how to use them, I find those meetings to be really productive. Anyone can contribute instead of just one person driving the meeting.
@product_at_producthunt I agree with you, it all depends on the type of mission and the personality of each person. But it is certain that tool level, especially with the novelties that arrive in launch on product hunt, we have something to be productive!
@product_at_producthunt I don't think that's a cop out! I'm the same way with my team. Whilst remote meetings are great for day to day crap, I find that for my team being all in the same location (face-to-face) can really unlock creativity.
It's easy to sneakily open your emails on video calls and get distracted doing other work. Where face-to-face it's harder to do that.
What I've implemented with my team is quarterly face to face meetings where we plan out strategy, roadmap and any large campaigns. This seems to work well.
hey! great question... i have found it depends on what you're working on... as a designer meeting in person to scope + vibe on different challenges is much easier where possible irl
doing code reviews, growth and content is much better async over video and voice
@christianagraves Totally, it depends on the missions we have and whether we do them as a group or alone. That’s why I love the hybrid: part of the week in the office and part of the week working from home
@christianagraves samesies! I hate doing iterating on designs and ideas are much better and easier in real life, although the annotate feature on Zoom etc helps, still not the same. But other than that, I'm ok with remote meetings :)
Office meeting with clients, prospect and customers and remote meetings for internal matters!
This is def a matter of personality, I feel I'm much more efficient and also better at managing remote meetings.
@alexandracote yep, it's depend of what you prefer, personally I like the hybrid, I find it nice to be able to see my colleagues in the week and that we are working on common topics at this time, and to be more effective on my own files alone at home for example
Even tho sometimes I miss the presence of people, I must say that remote meetings are totally preferable in my case...
You can do it from anywhere, you do not have to have certain manners, dressing codes, etc... It is so relieving!
On the other hand - the most important feature is freedom :D
Usually, meetings in at least 50% of the cases are wasting of own time that you can spend more productively. Remote meetings definitely allow you to use your time better even during calls. Even in simple ways such as ''oh let me prepare coffee while I am listening to this''. Doing something else in group meetings while listening is something widely unacceptable due to people's prejudices of not having a full focus. I must disagree, and I believe everyone knows when a full attention mode has to be totally on, and when is just enough to hear, understand and adopt knowledge... ^_^ All my likes to remote meetings! ^_^
Mostly remote however on a few occasions like when it comes to recruiting an individual, an in person meeting at the office makes more sense because remote meetings take away the ability to read non-verbal cues.
Perhaps, on our part we need to reframe the conversation and concentrate on what we’re actually trying to accomplish rather than where, precisely, we’ll be sitting when we accomplish it.
Of course, this is today’s scenario. The rise of Metaverse might just change things beyond our wildest expectations.
@dsarkar totally, I feel especially with the current period that we are more and more inclined to do hybrid work, one part of the time teleworking and the other in the office, depending on the missions to be carried out
I think WFH has made us lazy and the productivity of the work goes down, depending on the location your WFH office is located.
@sheelpatel024 Personnally the WFH make me more productive when I work on my mission because other people will bother me when they really need it vs at the office when the simplicity is coming to see me rather than looking for an answer
definitely remote meetings, it saves me a lot of time and we could really cut down the length of meetings. But a meeting in person every once in a while is very beneficial and fun sometimes.
@moritz_kaiser Why do you think that save your time ? Maybe you can be more focus on your task without being disturbed? And I agree, seeing people from time to time feels good too!
@enola_vedovotto Well for one point we were able to shorten actual meeting time, also you can just leave a meeting when it doesn't bring you any value without disrupting the speaker like you would if everyone was sitting in a conference room. Sometimes I can also do some tasks in the background while listening to my colleagues. But that is just regarding work. To stay excited about it it helps to drink a coffee together every now and then.
The answer kinda depends, but as far my opinion, people in office meetings are more interactive, engaged, and kinda try to give their best in office meetings.
Also, there are many Pros of online meetings. But in online video conferencing some people takes it very lightly. and just join to be the part of meeting, that's soo wired, and sometimes connection issues kills.
Finally, online meetings can never Replace office meetings.
@kumar_sons_off I think virtual meetings can really save time.
We are certainly free to work from home, but it is not for everyone, and people who have the opportunity to work from home have to play the game.
@enola_vedovotto That's certainly true.....I agreed that online meetings save time, but also it's not for everyone!
Yes because you can eat, walk yawn(sometimes sleep), dance in the middle of the meeting and without anyone seeing/judging you 😂😂😅. Also there are less conflicts. Which one do you prefer?
@saksham_pathak Aha yes ! And of course wearing pajama pants or jogging! 😂😂 I prefer the hybrid, part of the week teleworking so I can more easily manage my missions without being too disturbed and be more flexible on my schedule.
And be in the office to manage common tasks and see my colleagues!
I find that video meetings are more efficient, most of the time. We keep them as short as possible with a focus on the most important points. Especially weekly meetings. For major strategic and team decisions, office meetings are important and more convenient, due to energy between people in live, but they can be also done in remote without a problem.
Office as it's more interactive, my whole team is more engaged and everyone openly shares their ideas, much better than via Google Meet
If it complex decision - in the office. If it's a short meeting or an easy decision - then absolutely by video
I try to avoid meetings all together - but when I have them, if they are introduction meetings, remote works for me. But for strategy and brainstorming sessions, nothing can beat in person. So, all in all - hybrid.