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I've worked entirely remotely for multiple years in 2 separate cases. I prefer loosely coupled teams and remote structure works well for this. My main problem
by bchjam 13y ago
I've worked entirely remotely for multiple years in 2 separate cases. I prefer loosely coupled teams and remote structure works well for this.
My main problem is when I need to interact with office culture. People in large conference rooms with a shitty speaker in the middle of it. When more than one person talks at once, it all becomes totally inaudible. Accents also become much harder to discern under the fuzzy sound quality that this kind of environment produces. I never have these problems with predominantly remote teams.
How to bridge that culture gap? Does the office world just need better speaker phones?
- ubercore 13y agoWe're a team that's partially remote, and partially in an office. One tactic that's worked well is instead of forcing the co-located members of a team around a conference phone, we have everyone join a google hangout from their individual computers. It puts everyone on the same footing, and helps deal with sound quality. You just have to sometimes ask people to upgrade their mics so they don't pick up too much room noise and cause echoes.
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- cpeterso 13y agoVideo conferencing (whether it's Google Hangouts, WebRTC, or something fancier) malees a huge difference. Seeing the people you're talking with makes the conversation much more personal and gives you visual cues about what people are saying and when it's your turn to speak.