We're (mainly) in Australia, with one worker currently in Belgium an another in Tokyo. Europe checks in to Campfire before breakfast to catch us "live" at the e

We're (mainly) in Australia, with one worker currently in Belgium an another in Tokyo. Europe checks in to Campfire before breakfast to catch us "live" at the end of the day for an hour or so of realtime interaction. Asking a remote worker to do something at the end of your day and getting it done while you sleep is a win. When someone's working solo, they still use Campfire to announce what they're doing/thinking: "refactored widget X", "Think I have that validation working". It helps us all understand what's going on. Some of that is just primate grooming behaviour, but we're still primates, so it's useful.