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.