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Being forced to run a remote team of 10 has really opened me up to hiring people remotely in the future, hopefully others will come around as well.

• pdimitar 7y ago
  Out of curiosity, what was stopping you before? Remote is quite prevalent for years now, especially in IT.
  • codezero 7y ago
    Just uncertainty. I am a pretty new manager, and fwiw it wasn't easy even when forced, but since the whole team suddenly also got a crash course, it helped a lot.
    • pdimitar 7y ago
      I'd advise you to not shy away from remote in general. Many people, apparently yourself included, think it's some sort of a grand transition. It really isn't. :) I am thankful that people like you exist and are willing to take the plunge and then find out that it wasn't that bad. You're certainly doing a much better job than most managers I ever worked under.
      • codezero 7y ago
        To be clear. I’m not shying away from it and have always been open to it. I’ve had reservations, but I’m happy to say that being thrown into the deep end has made me and my team a lot more confident that we can make remote work for our team. :)