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Hum... I totally disagree with the author... Remote work does not means asynchronous work: a call center operator can perfectly work from remote but need to be
by kkfx 5y ago
Hum... I totally disagree with the author... Remote work does not means asynchronous work: a call center operator can perfectly work from remote but need to be operational at specific point in time for specific timeframe to ensure enough communication lines are covered on the call center side. Remote surveillance is not different. Banking and insurance remote work might be partially asynchronous but some again need specific timeframe to receive customers contacts who happen to be in specific places under specific time etc.
Surely remote work does not means mimicking physical office like metaverse virtual rooms for conferences, does not need VDI against a central "networked desktops farm" but that's a totally different thing than asynchronicity.
Also asynchronicity is not a remote only thing, for instance some research works demanding certain labs/instruments so not done remotely might be asynchronous in the sense that some researchers just book their use seeing colleagues usage without specific time constraints.
Remote work means being able to work regardless of geographical location, that typically means WFH but not only WFH, for instance certain on(remote)fields jobs are actually remote and definitively not from home nor even from an office.
A "fully remote" company means a company that only have a formal siege as laws mandate but no physical offices, that hire and work normally regardless of employee location typically but not necessary from their own homes. It's a company where you can send a CV via mail, have a call via VoIP, get hired via internet+mail as needed by local laws, start working with stuff you get by some shipping services at home (for instance) etc. But that does not means asynchronously nor "by targets".
- Draiken 5y agoI probably should have made it clear on the article that I'm talking about software development and not every possible type of work. When you scope it to software, remote does imply async work at varying degrees. One of the reasons I call it a farce is because they boast the "flexible work hours!" then in reality you have to be there for 20h+ of meetings in a week.
- kkfx 5y agoOk, that change completely :-) Software development in most cases can be done both by target and asynchronously, still need IMVHO a bit of talking in the team but yep, not like many companies do...