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The Great Hybrid Kerfuffle
When you have a diverse workforce, diverse preferences and workstyles are natural. At the time of writing this chapter, there’s a visible divide between remote-work absolutists and those who prefer office-centric work. And there are those in the middle of that spectrum.
When we find ourselves divided across extreme positions, we reach for the middle ground. In the brave new world of remote work, hybrid work sounds like that middle ground. Some commentators even call it the “best of both worlds.” I see it more as a pitfall, especially if you want to adopt an async-first workstyle. First, asynchronous work lends itself more naturally to remote work. It’s not impossible to work asynchronously when you’re working in ...
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