Our company’s remote work system failed
Some points are valid, but some others show a lack of proper tools.<p>For example:<p>&gt; Assumptions and lack of documentation became obvious. [..] people reinvent wheel because they are unaware another team member has taken action already.<p>I can&#x27;t see how this is related to working from home or not. If your employees aren&#x27;t documenting what they do and relying on &quot;face to face meetings&quot; to check in on what they did, well, good luck with that, especially when teams start growing in size.<p>&gt; People who didn’t come to the office missed out on things like ad hoc team lunches and dinners, discussions on the latest tech when a delivery arrives, tastings (wine, whisky, coffee, snacks, and a lot more).<p>Again: lunches and dinners aren&#x27;t documentation tools. Missing out on snacks, wine, whisky? Really?<p>&gt; Efficiency suffers. [...] there can be lags in responses that wouldn’t happen in the office.<p>&quot;Lags in responses&quot; are productive, imho. I&#x27;d rather keep on doing what I&#x27;m focused on doing <i>right now</i>, then answer to your question in HipChat, than be interrupted to address &quot;whatever&#x27;s on your mind&quot;.