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I am not anti wfh but my office has mandatory in-person days and when one person is home on one of those days we then have to spend the first five minutes of each meeting logging into the zoom so that one person can participate, which is annoying. [b]I also find that less informal mentoring happens when people are remote.[/b] That not probably not a big deal for the people on DCUM, but I do worry it could impact the careers of people just starting out.
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I agree with this.  There are lots of pointers that older managers give to younger people in person that they aren't necessarily going to commit to writing---especially strategy and inside info on how to deal with other managerial personalities.  And I do not necessarily believe that any work training events held on Zoom command the same engagement or attention that they do when held in a room where it quickly becomes very noticeable who is on their phone and not engaging with the matter at hand.  I do like one day a week of WFH because it enables me to set aside that day to complete tasks that require intensive concentration for a longer period of time.  But I wish we would get to an equilibrium of four days a week in the office.[/quote]

I am constantly providing feedback and mentoring in phone calls, zoom, and email. These junior employees still are doing subpar work. I don't think in person would fix that. If anything, I'm less specific and direct in person. [/quote]
I hate to say this because I am the senior non-management employee well-suited to WFH, but when you are less specific and direct in person they had the option to run to my office and ask ok, WTF does she actually want me to do. But if the junior employee is remote, or is in person but none of the senior employees are in person, they aren’t getting the guidance they need. [/quote]

DP.  Not the case in my office.  They are learning faster by making mistakes and getting corrected, instead of procrastinating and letting the elders lead for them. The new employees are all doing really well!  Better than many of the old timers. [/quote]

+1 I do see this for sure. It's a confidence builder and better leaders will come of it. [/quote]

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