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100% virtual companies, especially 100% virtual consulting companies, can end up with incompetent people who "hide" successfully for years, and make the culture
by JBReefer 11y ago
100% virtual companies, especially 100% virtual consulting companies, can end up with incompetent people who "hide" successfully for years, and make the culture worse. They also miss out on that subtle competition that makes you better: "Oh yeah, well I do this which lets me build with one button" etc.
The small stuff really matters, it's why I left my last job.
- RussianCow 11y ago> 100% virtual companies, especially 100% virtual consulting companies, can end up with incompetent people who "hide" successfully for years, and make the culture worse. How is that any different than non-remote companies?
- JBReefer 11y agoBecause they stay out of the limelight, and quite literally, no one sees how incompetent they are. I know its possible to do the same at colocated organizations, but I've only seen it at very, very large companies where no one gives a shit anyway.
- RussianCow 11y agoThat seems like a problem with management more than with remote work. If expectations are set and managed correctly, of course people will notice if you're not actually doing your part. I don't see how that has anything to do with where someone works.
- eschutte2 11y agoI've seen a lot more incompetence among on-site employees. Which makes sense, because management is automatically suspicious of anyone working remotely (it's still seen as some kind of privilege that they often resent), so remote workers have to survive much greater scrutiny of their work. It's true that the serendipitous in-person contact has benefits that are hard to account for, though.