I work semi-remotely, and yes, it has several downsides, which can be mitigated by the company actively taking action. On the flip side, companies get access t

I work semi-remotely, and yes, it has several downsides, which can be mitigated by the company actively taking action. On the flip side, companies get access to a deeper talent pool at a cheaper price. My current position used to be based in the U.S., but they couldn't manage to get developers to stay. In my case, for the price of one U.S. junior developer, they got two senior developers. I do believe some face to face communication would make things smoother (at least two or three times a year). A lot of great articles have been written on how to manage a remote team. It's definitely not for every company, and tools are not yet there (and probably will never be 100%, but they'll get "good enough" for the normal use case). Edit: some of the articles - https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2013/02/why-we-still-believe-in-working-remotely/ https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2013/02/why-we-still-believe-... http://www.hanselman.com/blog/BeingARemoteWorkerSucksLongLiveTheRemoteWorker.aspx http://www.hanselman.com/blog/BeingARemoteWorkerSucksLongLiv...