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I would love to see some empirical evidence surrounding these magically enlightening "water cooler" conversations that managers claim creates value out of thin

• __derek__ 4y ago
  Knowing Amazon, the S-team absolutely used real data about productivity/cohesion/resilience for teams that spend more time in the office to make this decision, but they are absolutely not going to share it with anybody else.
  • fmajid 4y ago
    They do seem to be more analytical and data-driven than most, as with their "WBR" methodology, so I would give them some benefit of doubt: https://commoncog.com/goodharts-law-not-useful/#:~:text=Amazon%20does%20it.-,How%20the%20WBR%20Accomplishes%20This,-In%202000%2C%20Amazon https://commoncog.com/goodharts-law-not-useful/#:~:text=Amaz... (if you don't have a Chromium-based browser, scroll to the heading "How the WBR Accomplishes This").
• darkwizard42 4y ago
  I don't know about empirical evidence but surely personal experience must lend some credence to this topic. It is far easier to just hit a whiteboard with a colleague (all virtual options for this are always a mess) and iterate quickly. I wouldn't know how we would get empirical evidence but collaboration in the office is definitely valuable...I think the debate now is: is it worth all the downsides of commuting and colocating around high COL areas
  • dudul 4y ago
    Surely, definitely, and at the end no evidence. It is also valuable to be at home in a quiet environment.
  • Root_Denied 4y ago
    "The plural of anecdote is not data" is a saying I feel like I've been using a lot the last few years.