Jun 27, 2022
In this episode, Maya and Pilar discuss the the recent developments around the 4-day week experiments in the UK and Spain, they reflect on whether audio quality might give rise to a new kind of unconscious bias and they have a go at introvert/extrovert stereotypes. Plus, bits and pieces around collaboration tech and news from our network.
The approach to the 4-Day Week has many parallels with remote work. Organisations need to have the appropriate culture, and it will look differently in different companies. A chip shop featured in The Guardian’s article Thousands of UK workers begin world’s biggest trial of four-day week is a prime example of this, where they’ve implemented a whole new set of shifts, to make sure that customers still get the same level of service.
18.05 MINS
Pilar, who pays unusual attention to audio, has noticed that her
first impressions of people online, specially those featured in
events, is affected by the quality of their audio. If remote
workers want to show up as their best in meetings and
presentations, it’s worth organisations, or individuals, investing
in external microphones. (We recommend a YETI
microphone.)
29:40 MINS
There are still many misconceptions of what introverts are,
thinking that they are always shy. There are some introverts who
are shy, but there are also shy extroverts. It’s all about how
energy is managed, and what energises us.
A short and fun one to end with: are we in danger of “slack-splaining”? We discuss this article which talks about how so many people are overthinking their written messages (on Slack, etc) and the stress it’s causing.
Full show notes here https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/4day-week