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Having started remote work in 2006, I always found the biggest benefit from actually meeting in person for a week at the time away from everyone's home, 2-4 tim
by necovek 4y ago
Having started remote work in 2006, I always found the biggest benefit from actually meeting in person for a week at the time away from everyone's home, 2-4 times a year.
When a company is just starting up and on the smaller end, all-hands type meetings once a year or once every two years are also nice.
The important bit is that it's a location remote to everyone so people are likely to spend time together after work too. This also makes it easier to look for cheaper locations.
- elephantshadow 4y agoThanks for answering. What are some tools do you use for communicating? The problem I see is; we're stuck with meetings and can't just talk to eachother in a natural way. And I'm wondering this; is it a problem worth to focus on? What if we build a new video communication product that works without meetings, it has rooms where individuals can be present, and we can just talk to eachother.
- tupleapp 4y agohttps://tuple.app https://tuple.app is set up so that you can click once and be on a call with up to 6 people in a few seconds, with screen sharing and remote control if you need it. (Just a heads up – I’m a part of the team. If you have any questions I can answer them or find the right person.) - Dan
- necovek 4y agoI am sure tools might help, but I personally found that tools matter less once you build up that familial rapport. Eg. once we felt at ease with each other, it was never an issue to jump into a Google Hangout/Meet and talk work, switch to lighter themes and back. FWIW, I remember seeing tools like you mention (my company at the time used them during the pandemic), but I could never really connect to people that way.