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Working from home isn’t about just moving people from an office to home. It’s a culture the e tire company has to adopt for it to be effective. The way people c

Working from home isn’t about just moving people from an office to home. It’s a culture the e tire company has to adopt for it to be effective. The way people communicate, meet, schedule, etc. You need to prioritize asynchronous communication, you need managers that don’t feel a need to babysit adults, you need to record many things, you need software that makes for seamless collaboration. You need a company policy that gives at least a $1k budget for home office supplies like chairs and desks. And you do need some offices for people to congregate to and for field operations if you have them. And you need policy to allow for personal office rental for those that don’t live within a commute to an office and can’t work at their home. And employees need to get used to a more independent way of working. That they can set their own hours, etc.

carlio 7y ago
I'm strongly of the opinion that a company that cannot work remotely is a company that has poor communication and processes. While working in an office does have benefits, the habits that remote work forces you to have by necessity benefit on-premise companies too in my opinion.
lnsru 7y ago
I am not sure if company must give everything to remote workers. Remote worker has immense gain of avoiding wasted commute time. I happily pay by myself for an extra room and equipment just to avoid this wasted time. I am working for a company where all decisions are made and communicated during lunch break in the canteen or near water cooler. At the moment the managers look pretty clueless, they have no idea how to start written communication.
- nemo44x 7y ago
  You do it because it's worth it. The fully loaded cost of an employee that doesn't need an office space is more than made up for with a $1k or so budget. Getting someone out of a physical office saves the company thousands a year in many places. Additionally, you want your employees to have a comfortable environment as it makes them more productive. If you're going to make your company a distributed company than you need to take some of the savings from not operating large offices and invest it in the remote experience.

carlio 7y ago

I'm strongly of the opinion that a company that cannot work remotely is a company that has poor communication and processes. While working in an office does have benefits, the habits that remote work forces you to have by necessity benefit on-premise companies too in my opinion.

lnsru 7y ago

I am not sure if company must give everything to remote workers. Remote worker has immense gain of avoiding wasted commute time. I happily pay by myself for an extra room and equipment just to avoid this wasted time. I am working for a company where all decisions are made and communicated during lunch break in the canteen or near water cooler. At the moment the managers look pretty clueless, they have no idea how to start written communication.

nemo44x 7y ago
You do it because it's worth it. The fully loaded cost of an employee that doesn't need an office space is more than made up for with a $1k or so budget. Getting someone out of a physical office saves the company thousands a year in many places. Additionally, you want your employees to have a comfortable environment as it makes them more productive. If you're going to make your company a distributed company than you need to take some of the savings from not operating large offices and invest it in the remote experience.