"One VC said that visiting startup offices now feels like stepping into a high-end call center. And Gusto co-founder Edward Kim is apparently telling his team that in the future, offices will sound "more like a sales floor." (As someone still scarred from the time his desk was briefly relocated to a sales floor, let me say: Oh no.)"
"Kim claimed that he only types now when he absolutely has to. But he admitted that constantly dictating in the office can be "just a little awkward.""
"Similarly, AI entrepreneur Mollie Amkraut Mueller said her husband became annoyed with her new habit of whispering to her computer, so their late-night work sessions now involve sitting apart, or "one of us will stay in our office.""
"But Wispr founder Tanay Kothari insisted that this will all seem "normal" one day, just as it's become normal to spend hours staring at your phone."
Dictation apps like Wispr are becoming more popular as they connect with vibe coding tools. Startup offices are increasingly described as sounding like high-end call centers. Leaders at companies such as Gusto expect offices to sound more like sales floors, with some employees typing only when necessary. Constant dictation can feel awkward in shared spaces. Whispering to computers can annoy others, leading to work arrangements where people sit apart or stay in separate offices during late-night sessions. Some founders expect voice interaction to feel normal over time, similar to how long phone use has become routine.
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