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If it’s only once a year, and it’s planned it works out fairly well. I previously worked for a fully remote company for 3 years and we hosted a conference for
by dpeck 7y ago
If it’s only once a year, and it’s planned it works out fairly well.
I previously worked for a fully remote company for 3 years and we hosted a conference for our customers every year in January in south Florida. The team all came in a few days early, usually brought spouses, kids, and we generally had a great time building social bonds and doing some light planning for the year during those days.
It’s a balance. Remote doesn’t necessarily, and in my opinion shouldn’t, mean never being in the same physical space as coworkers.
- WnZ39p0Dgydaz1 7y agoIt also depends on how distributed you are. Traveling to Florida from Texas is a very different experience than traveling to Florida from Europe or India. I've spent several years traveling, and right now I'm at a point in my career/life where I try to avoid traveling abroad as much as I can. I enjoy having my routine. That was my reason for working remotely in the first place. Of course, everyone has different reasons, and I am sure there are a lot of people who would enjoy such a trip. I believe there are probably quite a few people like me who don't enjoy traveling, and "celebrating" by forcing those to travel seems unfair. Traveling for business reasons when it's a necessity to meet in person is a different story - I can understand that and I'm willing to do that. Like you said, having some in-person time can be very productive. But it sounded like the OP was looking to give a reward/gift to remote workers - to me traveling would be the opposite. TLDR; If you want me to travel say it's part of the job to have a once-a-year meeting. That's fine. Don't say it's a "celebration" or "reward" - because to a lot of people it's not