Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath on Monday shared his thoughts on remote work and how work-from-home (WFH) is not working for some employees. Kamath also shared that his X introduced a hybrid model last month to improve collaboration.
“During the 2020 pandemic lockdown, all of us at @zerodhaonline went fully remote. For some it was great, for others it wasn’t. This post And K explains why it didn’t work out for everyone at Zerodha,” Kamath wrote.
Further explaining his observations, Kamath writes: “Given the structured nature of work, working from home is suitable for support roles. However, for technology, business and decision-making teams, this is detrimental, primarily because there are large gaps in remote communication.” was.”
“So, a few months ago, we started having around 10% of our core team (more than 100 people) in the office three days a week. This change has been dramatically positive, to say the least. ” he concluded.
Kamath also shared a blog post stating that long-term remote work requires a “specific” skill set. “The hard lesson we learned is that effective, long-term remote work requires a specific skill set and DNA,” he wrote in a lengthy blog post. Kamath further said that Zerodha is not hiring people with the necessary skills and characteristics to work from home.
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The post caught the attention of the internet and prompted reactions from social media users. Some supported Kamath's observation, while others disputed it. One user commented: “I would never recommend young graduates to work from home permanently because they miss out on a lot of learning that can be gained just by observing colleagues and seniors at work.” did. Another user said, “Some people work like beasts in WFH. It mostly depends on the person. There is no clear winner between wfh and he wfo.”
“The solution is to open offices in other cities rather than in densely populated and polluted ones, improving the health of the employees as well as the employees,” a third user reacted. “Hahaha, the big bull is controlling labor again. Taking control back from freedom of choice,” another user claimed.
Last month, Nithin Kamath revealed that he suffered a mild stroke after his father's death.
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Date first uploaded: January 4, 2024 17:54 IST
