Ray A. Smith

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How Hybrid Work Schedules Can Result in a ‘Coordination Tax’ · 17 Jun 2024 podcast

The not knowing is really the barrier if you don't have sort of an advanced calendar system or some technology that allows you to know that someone's actually in today. voice-verified

You know, several people that we've talked to for this article talked about the idea of, for instance— voice-verified

not getting in-person mentoring, especially for new employees. voice-verified

And so it just takes them longer to adapt and get to know how the company works. voice-verified

And it may even stall their career because they're just not getting any sort of personal input on what it's like to work in the office and what it's like to advance and how to navigate office politics or even how to just navigate having voice-verified

polite conversation with colleagues, that's missing. voice-verified

And so that can be a drag on their productivity and also on their ascent up the corporate ladder. voice-verified

Also, just on working on projects, it just draws the process out because there's so much coordination that has to go on via email or Slack or video calls rather than just simply walking over to somebody's desk and hashing out a problem. voice-verified

A number of companies are trying to... voice-verified

actually schedule sort of organized collaboration time or time when everybody has to be in at the same time or everybody from a team, for instance, has to be in at the same time. voice-verified

And in some cases, it's mandatory or it's strongly encouraged if it's not mandatory. voice-verified

But the goal is to have everybody come in at the same time to either work on a project or voice-verified

or hash out ideas. voice-verified

And it's a recognition that just simply having a hybrid schedule, whether it's voluntary or mandatory, isn't enough. voice-verified

Because people, again, depending on what team you're on, you might be in on a different day. voice-verified

So this is a recognition that companies are saying we need to actually make a day or make a week where people have to come in at the same time on the same day and accomplish a specific goal. voice-verified

How does it work? voice-verified

Instead of going into the office and hazarding a guess of whether, you know, is JR in today, and commuting all that way and not knowing if your colleague is going to be there, you can see in advance with this app whether your colleagues are there. voice-verified

checked in for the day or will be there that day. voice-verified

And in some cases, the technology will also allow you to book calendar meetings if you realize that somebody is going to be in the office that day. voice-verified

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