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I would have thought "Have access to the entire world of smart talented people" would have cropped up but it didn't. I see why, that's not quite the direction t
by mindstab 14y ago
I would have thought "Have access to the entire world of smart talented people" would have cropped up but it didn't. I see why, that's not quite the direction the article was going in, but it's another benefit. In my company we had a pretty talented front ender who had to go back to germany but since we support remote workers we've been able to keep him which is cool.
- byoung2 14y agoI've noticed an interesting paradox at companies where I've worked. They are very flexible about remote workers when they are far away (e.g. office is in Los Angeles, and one programmer is in Oregon and one customer service rep is in Colorado), but they are more resistant when someone local wants to work remotely (e.g. to avoid a 1.5 hour commute each way in Los Angeles traffic).
- ownagefool 14y agoI've had a similar experience. Most of remote my work has been between 4-10 hours drive away (I'm in the UK, so thats pretty far) and anyone within an hour wants me to commute. I generally don't take them up on the offer as driving for 2 hours (and much longer on bad traffic days) on a regular basis feels like a waste of time when I don't need to do it. It's funny because I'd much rather work for the companies in drivable distances if given the straight choice. I love to be able to get on site for meetings of if I need something physical done with hardware but alas its not to be. :)