It's not a meetup

http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3457-its-not-a-meetup

by mh_ • 13 years ago

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nanijoe• 13 years ago

So, let me play Devil's Advocate here. If meeting up with your co-workers in person is so enjoyable, would it not make sense to just do it every work day? ie make remote work the exception rather than the rule?

CoachRufus87• 13 years ago

Though I don't work for 37Signals, I don't think remote work is the rule there (hence why they have a rather nice office in Chicago).

tptacek4• 13 years ago

The first photo in the article suggests otherwise.

umjames• 13 years ago

No. What makes it so enjoyable is that it doesn't happen every day. That makes it a special occasion. It means that when you meet your co-workers in person, the quality of the interaction is most likely higher than if you saw them 5 times a week.

Take any single enjoyable thing and do it 5 times a week, every week. You'd have a law of diminishing returns situation. You'd get to a point where you no longer derive enjoyment from it and you may start to resent it.

jmduke• 13 years ago

Not to be glib, but does that apply to working from home?

ahi• 13 years ago

Quirky Bob becomes Annoying Bob when he's down the hall and you have to deal with him every day.

joshmlewis• 13 years ago

Wow, do they pay for all their employees air fare + hotel to come in for a week?

tptacek4• 13 years ago

Why would that be surprising? It's a pretty normal thing for companies to do.

ryguytilidie3• 13 years ago

While I don't think its surprising, its quite a stretch to say this is "a pretty normal thing for companies to do".

anywherenotes• 13 years ago

It doesn't sound far fetched if company tells you to fly across the world, that they would pay for it. However would they also pay for your family to come (if you got wife/kids)? Seems like a pretty bad requirement if there's an ocean between your immediate family - wouldn't feel right to me.

ph0rque• 13 years ago

There's 36 signals now... one hire away from living up to the company name :)

It's not a meetup

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