Which of the following tasks would the author be most likely to say suits office working?
Employers who insist that staff return to the office often say that collaboration needs physical presence. Staff who want to work from home say that they are more productive without commuting. Each side tends to treat its own experience as universal, and both are mistaken. Some tasks, such as brainstorming with new colleagues or training a beginner, do appear to go better face to face. Others, such as writing a report or analysing data, may go better in quiet. The sensible conclusion is that the answer depends on the work and on the people. Rules that fix the same number of days for everyone are simple to administer but are guaranteed to be wrong for many. Teams should be allowed to decide their own pattern, and to change it when it does not work.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Training a new colleague in a skill that is best shown in person
- Step 1: The author gives training a beginner as a task that appears to go better face to face.
- Step 2: Quiet tasks like writing and analysing are listed as suiting solitude.
Answer
Training a new colleague in a skill that is best shown in person.
Why not the others: Writing a report, analysing figures, preparing a budget alone and reading papers are quiet, solitary tasks that the author associates with working away from the office.
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