The number of virtual happy hours and social events at work ... • Aaron Parecki

The number of virtual happy hours and social events at work I've been invited to has skyrocketed. I've been self-employed or work-from-home for the vast majority of my career. Is this how much work-social time is normal *at* the office that people are now lacking?

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Thu, Apr 30, 2020 4:36pm -07:00 #workfromhome #covid19 #happyhour

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- 📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 twitter.com/photojoseph
  
  Haha that’s a good way to look at it
  
  Fri, May 1, 2020 1:52am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Not Fake Adam Kalsey twitter.com/akalsey
  
  Somewhere between “yes” and “people are overcompensating.” If you count, “anyone want to walk over to that taco stand for lunch today” then there’s a lot of social interactions.
  
  Fri, May 1, 2020 12:24am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- അബൂബകർ എം കെ aana.site/@tachyons
  
  @aaronpk it can also be due to sudden unplanned shift to remote work. So such socialising is needed compared to regular remote work
  
  Thu, Apr 30, 2020 11:48pm +00:00
- jk twitter.com/karabaic
  
  When I started working in a local office for the first time in a couple decades a few years back, I was surprised how often there were organized social activities. This is now spilling over into my comfy remote-worker space and I'm not sure how I feel about it. :-)
  
  Thu, Apr 30, 2020 11:45pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Lillian Karabaic 🥄🏳️‍🌈 twitter.com/anomalily
  
  It really depends on the job. And how many extroverts there are.
  
  Thu, Apr 30, 2020 11:37pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Hockley twitter.com/ahockley
  
  Depends if you like your coworkers or not… :)
  
  Thu, Apr 30, 2020 11:36pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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