Satya Nadella is not a big fan of remote work

Satya Nadella is not a big fan of remote work

The pandemic has forced companies around the world to allow their employees to work from home, and while some companies like Twitter allow their staff to continue doing so permanently, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is well aware of the downside. remote work. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal's virtual CEO Council Summit this week, Nadella shared his thoughts on video conferencing software, remote work and the fact that online meetings aren't nearly as exciting as online meetings. meetings in person. In fact, the Microsoft CEO compared working from home to sleeping on the job because of the impact it can have on productivity. Nadella also cited brain studies on the subject of video meetings to highlight just how exhausting they can be, saying, "Thirty minutes into your first video meeting in the morning, because of the concentration you need on the video, you're tired." Another thing Nadella lacks is the perks of being in the office, as "work happens before meetings, after meetings," while video conferencing is more transactional in nature and remote teams are just trying to make sure. that everyone is on the same page.

Tired of remote work

As employees around the world worked from home for months, Microsoft continued to enhance its Microsoft Teams video conferencing and online collaboration tool to make video conferencing more engaging and increase productivity. The software giant has done this by adding a host of new features including tasks, lists, the ability to make phone calls, more participants, virtual backgrounds, virtual walks, and more. With more people working from home than ever before, the line between work and home life has become increasingly blurred. In her speech to the CEO Council Summit, Nadella explained how the pandemic had taught her the value of transitions between work and personal activities, saying, “If so, how do you transition? Are you really having dinner with the family or are you booked for another gathering? In a sense, it requires even more personal attention to your schedule so that you can really book in these transitional times. " Another problem Nadella sees with remote work is that the onboarding process becomes much more difficult when new employees work from home. Via Bloomberg