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No one says it exonerates it, but why do you think you or anyone can make an informed claim that remote workers are less productive in any or all cases?
by ryanklee 3y ago
No one says it exonerates it, but why do you think you or anyone can make an informed claim that remote workers are less productive in any or all cases?
- krashidov 3y agoI think the crux of the issue is that for all of human history, being in the same room as the person you're trying to accomplish a difficult endeavor with has always worked. We landed on the moon just fine with people going into an office. Who knows? We could have landed on the moon even earlier with remote work (assuming the tech was there of course) but the overwhelming evidence is that being in the same room has worked good enough in the past. (replace moon with James Web Telescope for a more time appropriate analogy). I don't have hard data to support that one is better than the other. I can only draw on my past experiences, history, and first principles. Of course, remote work can work and has worked. Just look at open source. But if I were to start a company that had to do really difficult hardware engineering, I would probably choose not to be remote. If I were to start a company that had to do really difficult software engineering, I would think about it. Why do I place such a high importance on quick communication for a hardware startup but discount that importance for a software startup? Anyways, like many things in life there likely is not a true better option. It depends on many things. I will add that one argument I absolutely hate is when people complain about commutes. That is a separate problem that American cities have been reaping and one that we are actively sowing
- bluepizza 3y agoCommutes are bad in every major city in Europe as well.