Remote work might make commuting easier, but it makes communicating harder.
Just asked Jerry Low, a Vancouver-based full-stack engineer for Toronto software studio Myplanet. For Low, remote work was no problem — he’d been collaborating with the same coworkers for years — but large company meetings were a pain.
He couldn’t get his questions answered, because he had no way to raise his hand or get the room’s attention. Then, if he did get the opportunity to speak, his too-loud-or-too-quiet computer mic made things awkward. He was annoyed— and his teammates were, too.
So he spent three weeks coding in the evenings with two of his colleagues: director of product strategy Katie McCoy and visual interface designer Amit Jakhu. They emerged with an MVP: difference between computer science and computer engineering, a remote work tool that collects questions during meetings to make sure in-person attendees don’t always get first dibs. MyPlanet started using it across the company, and Low’s problem was solved.
Just asked Jerry Low, a Vancouver-based full-stack engineer for Toronto software studio Myplanet. For Low, remote work was no problem — he’d been collaborating with the same coworkers for years — but large company meetings were a pain.
He couldn’t get his questions answered, because he had no way to raise his hand or get the room’s attention. Then, if he did get the opportunity to speak, his too-loud-or-too-quiet computer mic made things awkward. He was annoyed— and his teammates were, too.
So he spent three weeks coding in the evenings with two of his colleagues: director of product strategy Katie McCoy and visual interface designer Amit Jakhu. They emerged with an MVP: difference between computer science and computer engineering, a remote work tool that collects questions during meetings to make sure in-person attendees don’t always get first dibs. MyPlanet started using it across the company, and Low’s problem was solved.
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