Hey, Matt. I heard your new job lets you work remotely.
Yeah, I'm loving it. It's great having flexibility and autonomy (自主) over my work.
That's great! Isn't it hard without face-to-face interactions, though?
We mitigate (缓和) that pretty well by leveraging (利用) collaboration tools we already had, like Slack and Zoom.
That's cool. Weren't you more productive in an office?
Not at all. Offices have lots of productivity constraints (约束). And, since we're judged only on our output, it actually keeps people from slacking off (偷懒 懈怠).
Interesting. I still like the camaraderie (友情 同事情谊) you get from being with coworkers.
As long as you like your coworkers! We do have a physical office we can visit, and we have team-building retreats (修养处 撤退 放弃 离开) as well.
Seems like you they're working out the kinks (phr.解决问题). I can definitely see that it lets companies tap into a far bigger global talent pool.
For sure. Insofar as they can, more and more companies are exploring this or some hybrid (混合物) of it.
I think it's going to look like a different world in ten years!