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Yeah, tbf we are the same. We have had about 6 new starters and all have integrated well with the aid of daily stand ups and video calls.
There is however a real appetitive to get back into the office for some IRL FaceTime.
I actually have come to hate working from home as the norm, hope we work out some kind of balance that suites me (2-3 days in the office).
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I actually have come to hate working from home as the norm, hope we work out some kind of balance that suites me (2-3 days in the office).
Ditto basically. Other half's constant video calls and inability to moderate his voice in our 1 bed with no doors has gone from being a mild irritant to being quite annoying.
It's almost like we need to buy a house.
We're off to Scotland next week on holiday, going to stay up there and work for at least a week but given we've got the use of two places with decent broadband in Edinburgh and Innerleithen and we will actually have our own rooms with doors to work in - and the riding is fantastic - I suspect it may end up being longer.
Then when we come back to London I may volunteer to return to campus sooner rather than later if only to get out of the flat and for my 15 minutes each way commute to Mile End which actually I really miss now.
Fox
I think this is very much company-dependant. We've hired 3 new people in the past 2/3 months (all done via video calls with the exception of supplying a laptop upon starting) and there isn't a noticeable difference in terms of the new starts integrating with the rest of the team versus pre-WFH. We have daily catchups at the start of the day and a social chat once a week so that likely helps a good deal.