Adam Leventhal

Where is this person?

Yeah, I do think it's a trend. I think that you're onto something with regard to this emotionality and justification of one's role. I think the finance folks who have invested in a bunch of real estate, I think it's the confluence of these things is going to keep pushing for these RTO mandates and then

Yeah, I do think it's a trend. I think that you're onto something with regard to this emotionality and justification of one's role. I think the finance folks who have invested in a bunch of real estate, I think it's the confluence of these things is going to keep pushing for these RTO mandates and then

whether it turns out to be like hocked hands my way or the highway or a softer mandate, but don't enforce like Scott McNeely would do if you were still in charge. I think that's a big question for me. What do you think?

whether it turns out to be like hocked hands my way or the highway or a softer mandate, but don't enforce like Scott McNeely would do if you were still in charge. I think that's a big question for me. What do you think?

No, that was because there were too few people in the office. It was like semi-abandoned.

No, that was because there were too few people in the office. It was like semi-abandoned.

Yes. In fact, that was the place where I heard about catalytic converter thefts first. Yes.

Yes. In fact, that was the place where I heard about catalytic converter thefts first. Yes.

They were ahead of their time. It was in the building 17 parking lot. Now –

They were ahead of their time. It was in the building 17 parking lot. Now –

home to meta you're welcome uh i'm sure they don't have the same problems but like as people like stop you know the the remote work was sort of like self-perpetuating because once you go in a couple times and the people you wanted to see weren't there then you're like well i'm just gonna stay home too people didn't show up they started turning off the lights to save power and people's catalytic converters started getting stolen it was very it was very bleak it was very bleak

home to meta you're welcome uh i'm sure they don't have the same problems but like as people like stop you know the the remote work was sort of like self-perpetuating because once you go in a couple times and the people you wanted to see weren't there then you're like well i'm just gonna stay home too people didn't show up they started turning off the lights to save power and people's catalytic converters started getting stolen it was very it was very bleak it was very bleak

Talk about a podcast I would listen to. That'd be great. Well, low bar.

Talk about a podcast I would listen to. That'd be great. Well, low bar.

um just uh don't let this get you too far down but um this is um it's it's it's a little bit of a little bit of a downer at the moment yeah but agree i think this too shall pass and i think that companies will distinguish themselves by being remote friendly even as in this trend then hey go work for nvidia Go work for NVIDIA.

um just uh don't let this get you too far down but um this is um it's it's it's a little bit of a little bit of a downer at the moment yeah but agree i think this too shall pass and i think that companies will distinguish themselves by being remote friendly even as in this trend then hey go work for nvidia Go work for NVIDIA.

I can confess. I was a little glad we had a hiatus. That piece came out. You wrote a nice blog post. Other folks were chatting about it. I was glad. For a moment that we'd have to talk about it. Okay.

I can confess. I was a little glad we had a hiatus. That piece came out. You wrote a nice blog post. Other folks were chatting about it. I was glad. For a moment that we'd have to talk about it. Okay.

I mean, first, I mean, first three reactions were, thank God we're not. And they got our brain next week. And you're saying, and you saying like, you didn't want to talk about it. I was like, I'm just going to mute notifications against Brian DMS me or something. I'm just, I'm off the grid. It felt so. So Paul Graham's piece is,