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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I know some very well versed and honest developers who have had the opportunity to work more and more from home. It's amazin
by dmschulman 14y ago
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I know some very well versed and honest developers who have had the opportunity to work more and more from home. It's amazing how a little extra freedom can change people's accountability.
That is not to say remote working is something to be looked down upon (quite the opposite in my opinion), but productivity comes down to the individual worker in a remote situation, not the management team behind them.
I believe Yahoo was justified in their decision to reign in the slack due to this idea.
- mijustin 14y agoIf they're honest, what's to fear? I think the developers that you're talking about have shows that they're "only honest with supervision". Companies like Automattic, 37signals, and GitHub hire "managers of one". These are that can produce great work, without having someone looking over their shoulder. Yes: remote work isn't for everyone. That's why I think it comes down to managers empowering their people to do their best work. If a developer can be honest, and say: "You let me work remotely, but I keep getting distracted. I either need you to teach me better work-from-home-habits or I'll need to come back to the office." That's what managers should aim for.
- dmschulman 14y agoI think it was naivety on a few of their parts. When you get all that freedom your first thought is to maximize is while still being able to deliver on your work. If you're not careful, that balance can be thrown off rather quickly.