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If 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 Auto
by mijustin 14y ago
If 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.