I'd disagree, just because people should respond fast when needed doesn't mean they get interrupted all the time. In a physical location, you have the option of

I'd disagree, just because people should respond fast when needed doesn't mean they get interrupted all the time. In a physical location, you have the option of interrupting someone when necessary, and you have the option of carrying out a real time conversation with quick response cycles when necessary. Since these things are often necessary, you need to be able to have that happen in a remote environment. I agree with you though on one important thing - issues of interruption have little to do with remote/local. I try to interrupt people as little as possible either way, but I don't want remote working to sacrifice on real time communication when necessary.