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I concur: I'm typing this from my home office in Palm Springs, and I'm a Director at Google.
by milesward 9y ago
I concur: I'm typing this from my home office in Palm Springs, and I'm a Director at Google.
- foobarge 9y agoSame here - not a the same level though :-) Undisclosed location from the European Alps - I've always worked remotely, even when my company HQs were in Sunnyvale and I was living a few blocks from the office.
- nunez 9y agohow long did it take for you to obtain clearance on that? i tried to create a plan to go remote within a year of starting, and i was told that people WAY more senior than me have tried and failed to go remote
- JeremyBanks 9y agoDirectors might get to work remotely. Good for you. I hope you enjoy Palm Springs while your reports are trapped on 101. Mere Developers are essentially never permitted to work remotely long-term. Google would rather lose someone valuable like Tim Bray to a major competitor than allow him to do so. If you're a global subject expert like Professor Hinton, maybe you'll be accommodated, but you dare don't mislead people into believing it's remotely common. That would be a lie.
- obstinate 9y agoProbably more dependent on one's immediate manager and/or chain than on company wide policy. Personally, I would not want to report to someone who spends the majority of time remote. But maybe this person is a really great boss.
- openplatypus 9y ago> I would not want to report to someone who spends the majority of time remote Why? There is really little to no difference if person is in next cubicle or video chat away.
- obstinate 9y agoI work on a team with another remote team, and I assure you this is not always the case.
- jdhzzz 9y agoFor me it is the glance over to the next cubicle or next aisle to see if the person is on phone, heads down working, or is easily interruptable. I don't have remote technology to do that. The best I have is an IM which is a cognitive load for me and an interruption for them.