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Comment by laurent92 | Hacker News Reader

Some people believe tasks can be broken down and given to independent units of HR resources, executed remotely and concentrated back. Some others don’t. Some others believe it is possible but need to socialize, to belong, to talk.

Respect all of them.

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I respect those that want to work in an office, I just don't want their desire + the previous status quo of butts-in-seats management to make me have to go back to a horrible commute.

At that point, it would be them not respecting those of us who want to be remote.

If someone would rather work in the office, more power to them. But you can definitely see the hesitancy of employers to allow remote work over in-office work.

Because most work cannot be broken down into ideally independent tasks.

Here's the thing, if you are in a big company and you work with people all over the country, you can still collaborate with them via video and text chat. It would be the same experience whether you are in the office or at home. In those circumstances, those tasks can be done due to the means of collaboration still being equally effective.

This is just absurd, JIRA wouldn't exist if you couldn't break down work into independent tasks. You're effectively saying assembly lines can't exist. Tasks can be completed by individuals regardless of where they are.

I work with a company that has teams spread out across the country and we collaborate via video and text chat all the time. It's just as effective.

Considering how many of these companies have been able to operate perfectly, grow, launch products and post record profits over the last year and a half goes to show that that thinking is outdated and wrong.

"respect all of them"

Apple is disrespecting all of them

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