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Depends on the person, team, and company. I've yet to see a company do local offices and remote work successfully at the same time. While there are plenty of ex

• macinjosh 10y ago
  I work for a SaaS company that started with an office in Indianapolis. We still have that office where many of our people work. However, a large portion of us work remotely. We are spread across Europe, North America, and South America. We've been growing like crazy and things have been going well. The important thing is to make an effort to level the playing field between remote and local workers. It also helps that parts of our leadership team are also remote. I believe success with remote work requires having the right kind of company culture. Everyone has to be aware of the pitfalls of remote work and have the tools, knowledge, and gumption to avoid them. Some people end up not being able to swing it and others thrive. The biggest advantage we have had is being able to hire from a much larger talent pool.