There are benefits and drawbacks to distributed teams, just as there are to any particular office set-up. I worked on a very productive distributed team for abo

There are benefits and drawbacks to distributed teams, just as there are to any particular office set-up. I worked on a very productive distributed team for about 5 years, and I've worked from home on more or less solo projects, I've shared an office with a door with one co-worker, and I've worked in ordinary open-plan offices for about the last 9 years. All had different trade-offs, between ease of interaction and freedom from distractions. Who I was working with has made much more difference in both my productivity and my satisfaction than how far away they were.