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I could be more productive remote, because it's less chair-time and more working when I'm really concentrated, 1.5h less commute, less distractions (i really lo

I could be more productive remote, because it's less chair-time and more working when I'm really concentrated, 1.5h less commute, less distractions (i really love to block out the rest of the world with music and don't like headphones), real food and a bed for a quick nap at home. We are partly remote, but I'm sadly not. What is nice about non remote though: - you can see if a college has time for your questions - you can scribble stuff easier while explaining complex things - less language barrier. I find it really hard to understand non-native speakers over a bad skype connection (high quality headsets would fix this I believe) - you can sense how the other feels and act accordingly - It's easier to guide inexperienced people when they feel more free to ask questions. Probably fixable through good culture, but an effort to be made. It's also easier to see when they really got what you mean. (had trouble with the remote people here, though being forced to write even tighter specifications or more making more detailed mockups is not necessarily bad)

gorbachev 10y ago
The language barrier thin is very real. I'm not a native English speaker and have very hard time understanding people with heavier accents. It's especially bad over phone/web conference. Also it's really amazing how crappy many companies' web conferencing setup is. They break down regularly, have poor sound quality and are generally really flaky. I know this is getting better with Hangouts and alike, but still, they are occasionally going to crap out and always, it seems, at the most inopportune time.
- doozy 10y ago
  > - less language barrier. I find it really hard to understand non-native speakers over a bad skype connection (high quality headsets would fix this I believe) > The language barrier thin is very real. I'm not a native English speaker and have very hard time understanding people with heavier accents. It's especially bad over phone/web conference. Solution: Hire only people who speak good English (yes, you should test them / interview them before hiring them!)
  - anotheryou 10y ago
    Fine english, just with a foreign accent. No problem face to face.

gorbachev 10y ago

The language barrier thin is very real. I'm not a native English speaker and have very hard time understanding people with heavier accents. It's especially bad over phone/web conference. Also it's really amazing how crappy many companies' web conferencing setup is. They break down regularly, have poor sound quality and are generally really flaky. I know this is getting better with Hangouts and alike, but still, they are occasionally going to crap out and always, it seems, at the most inopportune time.

doozy 10y ago
> - less language barrier. I find it really hard to understand non-native speakers over a bad skype connection (high quality headsets would fix this I believe) > The language barrier thin is very real. I'm not a native English speaker and have very hard time understanding people with heavier accents. It's especially bad over phone/web conference. Solution: Hire only people who speak good English (yes, you should test them / interview them before hiring them!)
- anotheryou 10y ago
  Fine english, just with a foreign accent. No problem face to face.