The anti-remote rhetoric is sad and pathetic

My 5 year old son presented to his entire school on his “first 100 days at school”. The second he saw my wife and I there he had the most incredible smile. All I could think about afterwards was how sad I would have been to miss this precious, 1/1, moment.

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A company ago, I would have. I would have missed this to a commute, to a conference room. The anti-WFH/ remote rhetoric is so sad and pathetic.

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Are people less productive at home? Factually, no. They are actually more productive. Are parents more resentful for being forced to miss their kids life moments? I absolutely know so.

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If you want to build an in office company for culture reasons, that’s fine. That need just depends on what culture you want to cultivate.

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We are building a wonderful culture at Maple from everywhere. Maple is deeply rooted in putting family first: our product, our mission, our work life, and our culture. Maple is made for your family.

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Here’s to the next 100 waves, the next big product launch at Maple, and to not showing up short for either work or family.