> If remote workers were so amazing, and had been so amazing in practice, companies would use them more. This kind of thinking forgets the fact that the standa

> If remote workers were so amazing, and had been so amazing in practice, companies would use them more. This kind of thinking forgets the fact that the standard office arrangement has been the same since long before modern technologies became the standard way of communicating and planning. We're dealing with a huge legacy of "how it's been done" that is slow to change, despite the fact that I talk to my colleagues by chat and e-mail the vast majority of the time and reliable voice, video, and collab techs are now widely available. Add to this the fact that the remote office has been shown to work for companies that start out that way and work towards that ethos (e.g. Basecamp, others).