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This solves some peoples' problems at the expense of others. A big attraction of remote work to me is that I don't have the feeling of being overlooked while "
by dasmoth 10y ago
This solves some peoples' problems at the expense of others.
A big attraction of remote work to me is that I don't have the feeling of being overlooked while "in the zone" (which tends to mean that "the zone" never really happens). Video might actually be worse in practise than an open office. Could turn it off, of course, but it's the kind of thing that could easily end up as a "not a team player" flag in the modern software world.
There are things like PukkaTeam[1] which go for snapshots rather than video. Less bandwidth and perhaps marginally less intrusive, but still means people are looking at you...
[1] https://www.pukkateam.com/features https://www.pukkateam.com/features
- prawn 10y agoHave you ever worked at a desk beside a colleague? From what I see in my office and that of clients, it's fairly common.
- dasmoth 10y agoYes, I have, and it's very taxing if I'm trying to do something high concentration. At least laptops make it easier to sneak off into a corner when there's code to write. This is the number one factor for me preferring remote work. Commute and housing costs are also attractive, too, but an on-site job would be fine if it came with a private office.