Comments on: The Cost Of Speed http://shiftmode.com/2006/11/the-cost-of-speed.html zeros and ones Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike W. http://shiftmode.com/2006/11/the-cost-of-speed.html/comment-page-1#comment-172 Mike W. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:01:49 +0000 http://shiftmode.com/2006/11/the-cost-of-speed.html#comment-172 Hey Brydon, I think what you're describing is absolutely correct, where I work people tend to call colleagues on the phone, or IM them, when in fact they are only a couple of cubicles away. Sometimes being in between them you can hear the banter and I usually wonder why they aren't getting up and talking to each other face to face. But on the other hand, I use IM to give someone a head's up such as"Hey do you have time to talk, I'm coming over...etc.". Also, I think if companies realized the value they'd bring their customers, by keeping a familiar face around, there would be more done to keep employees. It's rare today finding someone who's been with a company more than 5 , 10 years. -Mike Hey Brydon,

I think what you’re describing is absolutely correct, where I work people tend to call colleagues on the phone, or IM them, when in fact they are only a couple of cubicles away. Sometimes being in between them you can hear the banter and I usually wonder why they aren’t getting up and talking to each other face to face.

But on the other hand, I use IM to give someone a head’s up such as”Hey do you have time to talk, I’m coming over…etc.”.

Also, I think if companies realized the value they’d bring their customers, by keeping a familiar face around, there would be more done to keep employees. It’s rare today finding someone who’s been with a company more than 5 , 10 years.

-Mike

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