Junior staff need constant help, but senior staff need space that's hard to achieve at an office. Studies show people take 30m-1.5hr to dial in for deep work.
So, imagine a "light" office day:
- 8a drive, coffee, etc
- 9a sit down
- 10a standup mtg
- 11:50a team lunch roundup
- 2p random meeting
- 5p drive home
At best, that leaves 3 hours of deep work: 11a-12, 3p-5p. Heaven forbid someone swings by your desk during that period!
WFH gets the 2 commute hours back, gives scheduling control to bookend breakfast & lunch with whatever distracting meetings, an async standup removes the sync one's disruptions, and a lot of the desk traffic is gone.
So, WFH done right, ~doubles the amount of deep work by the more effective staff
Junior staff need constant help, but senior staff need space that's hard to achieve at an office. Studies show people take 30m-1.5hr to dial in for deep work.
So, imagine a "light" office day:
- 8a drive, coffee, etc
- 9a sit down
- 10a standup mtg
- 11:50a team lunch roundup
- 2p random meeting
- 5p drive home
At best, that leaves 3 hours of deep work: 11a-12, 3p-5p. Heaven forbid someone swings by your desk during that period!
WFH gets the 2 commute hours back, gives scheduling control to bookend breakfast & lunch with whatever distracting meetings, an async standup removes the sync one's disruptions, and a lot of the desk traffic is gone.
So, WFH done right, ~doubles the amount of deep work by the more effective staff