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I haven't run a fully remote shop, but I've worked at many since 2015. Your hiring pool is bigger because you're not limited to commuting distance. You don't ev
by kstenerud 2y ago
I haven't run a fully remote shop, but I've worked at many since 2015. Your hiring pool is bigger because you're not limited to commuting distance. You don't even need to be in the same country (although going multinational does open a taxation and labor laws can of worms).
It feels easier at smaller places because you can either start from the ground up that way, or easily pivot to it. Rent, utilities, furnishings etc can cost a surprising amount for a small business, which is why so many of them shared offices or used co-working spaces before the pandemic.
But make no mistake: some people just work better in person, and others work better remote. You should just choose one and stick with it. With hybrid you mostly end up with an office that's almost empty all the time, and lonely in-person types working there.
- anonzzzies 2y ago> some people just work better in person, and others work better remote. Yes and there is nothing wrong with that; we (company founded in ‘96) never hired people who ‘need’ office and in person stuff. They can if they want but we are not going to facilitate it as the founders (I am one) do not like it; I prefer chat over calls and meetings, email and forums over real life discussions and wiki over whiteboards. It has been effective for us and it has saved us numerous times: we had Fortune 1000 clients trying to pin things on us when they made mistakes, but as we have literally everything in writing, that ain’t gonna fly. I digress; I think it’s a matter of hiring the right people depending if you want in or not in office; not sure about hybrid; I cannot really see that work for these distinct personalities: wouldn’t work for me for sure.
- codingclaws 2y agoAre you hiring? I've been a freelance written communication developer for 20 years.