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Ask HN: Did you manage to recreate remote coffees?

by pog92 on 1/26/21, 5:50 PM with 1 comments

After the COVID-19 outbreak, in my company we managed to do everything remotely. After the initial trouble, we did remotely all the things that looked impossible to do outside the office: 1-1s, meetings, workshops.

Only one exception: the coffee break. The occasional chit chat which happened in the coffee area has not been substituted from any call, even the most informal one. In fact you don't schedule a coffee, you just go there and find a colleague. It's great for teambuilding and company culture.

We tried to do remote coffees but the magic doesn't happen. Do you know anyone who tried to replace this moment with a remote tool or way to do it?

by SCUSKU on 1/26/21, 6:07 PM
The closest I have experienced is setting meetings where the sole objective is to work and chat. I have enjoyed these sessions, but to acknowledge your point, they are nothing like spontaneously grabbing a coffee with a colleague.