Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath on Monday shared his observation on remote work and how Work From Home (WFH) did not work for some of his employees. Taking to X, Kamath also shared that he implemented the hybrid model last month for better collaboration. “All of us at @zerodhaonline went fully remote during the pandemic lockdown in 2020. While it's been great for some, it hasn't been for others. In this post, K explains why it didn't work for everybody at Zerodha,” Kamath wrote. Elucidating his observations further, Kamath wrote, “Work from home works well for support roles given the structured nature of the work. But for tech, business, and decision making teams, it has been detrimental, primarily due to the big gaps in remote communication.” “So about ~10% (100+ people) of the core team started coming to the office 3 days a week starting a few months ago. The change has been dramatically positive to say the least,” he concluded. Kamath also shared a blog post mentioning that long-term remote work requires “specific” skill sets. “The hard lesson we learnt is that effective, long term remote work requires specific skill sets and DNA to pull off," he wrote in his lengthy blog post. Kamath further mentioned that Zerodha did not hire anyone with the skills or traits required to work from home. Take a look at the post: The post caught the internet’s attention, prompting social media users to react to it. While some backed Kamath’s observations, others challenged it. A user commented, “I would never advise the young graduates for permanent WFH, as they miss a lots of learning which they can get just by observing their colleagues and seniors in office.” Another user wrote, “There are people who works like a beast in WFH. It's mostly dependent on person. There is no clear winner between wfh and wfo.” “The solution is to open offices in other cities instead of a densely populated and polluted city, improving your health as well your employees,” the third user reacted. "Hahah bigbulls controlling the labours again. Taking the control back from freedom of choice," another user argued. Last month, Nithin Kamath revealed that he suffered a mild stroke after his father's demise.
