> a problem that really can't be solved by technology. But that isn't necessarily heightened by technology, either. I got along just fine with several of my r

> a problem that really can't be solved by technology. But that isn't necessarily heightened by technology, either. I got along just fine with several of my remote colleagues; I actually preferred emailing, IM-ing, or chatting on the phone with them to interacting with many of my colleagues in the office. Some of them were remote because they needed to be elsewhere in the world, yet were so valuable to the company that they continued to be employed in any fashion that could be managed. That was part of the pleasure of interacting with them: They were both sharp and down to earth. The jokes were pithy, and the work got done.