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4 coworkers have a meeting together, while male coworker types on iPad with stylus, and another female coworker is distracted by computer.
The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
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Allie, let's talk. I really hope you're kidding, because if not, you're giving your employees migraines, I promise you!
The whole point of meetings is to have that human interaction, face-to-face, preferably without screens so that you can all give it 100% of your focus. Now that y'all have assigned your bots to be running in the background, to go back to the toddler analogy, you're all now parents trying to focus on a conversation knowing that your toddler is running around behind your back. You're all spending that meeting time with 75% of your brain power on-task instead of 100%. Is that really worth it?
This seems exhausting, and I'm not the only one who thinks that…
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I want to give this leader some advice right now that she probably won't take… but it's still worth hearing.
The issue is that she's overloading her employees' brains! I'm sure she doesn't agree, but there have been studies for years showing that multitasking doesn't work as well as people think it does. Every time you have to switch between tasks, your brain takes a few minutes to mentally recalibrate itself. Some people claim they're really good multitaskers anyway, but this is only beneficial in some types of jobs. If you do have the type of job where you need to enmesh yourself in deep work for a few hours every day, doing so uninterrupted will get you the best results.
This is like a turbocharged version of multitasking. It's worth remembering that these things need to be monitored… if not, big mistakes will happen. This just seems like a recipe for burnout on a company-wide scale. And, as some people pointed out, not every workflow even benefits from this type of tech. Pondering the necessity of these things could also be a good idea.
Other people also had some rather strong takes on the matter, as the post soon spread to more than 98k views, with less than 100 likes.
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This is exactly right
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This is a good point, too!
Now the employees are essentially responsible for their own work and their technology's work, which almost makes them managers. Employees! If you can hear me, ask Allie for a raise!
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Just as a final note here, this person has some wise words for this boss, too. Sometimes your best ideas come from casual conversations — maybe while the team is eating together, or chatting about their weekend plans, or discussing some movies that everyone felt differently about. It's a shame that some workspaces insist on having their foot to the pedal so hard that there's no room for fun or innovation. Although it may seem counterproductive in the meantime, I think crushing your employee's spirits with this nonstop pace is only going to cause harm in the long run.
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Two coworkers talk and smile in a meeting, while both look at their phones.
The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
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