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It's not that it can't work. It's that there's a fairly solid sense that locating together is better. I worked with Yishan at paypal and remembr even spitting

by pbreit 12y ago

It's not that it can't work. It's that there's a fairly solid sense that locating together is better. I worked with Yishan at paypal and remembr even spitting floors made things noticeably worse. And don't forget that companies are made up of more than just engineers.

briandear 12y ago
How about quantifying that feeling with data? Working on site is one endless string of meetings, ping-pong, interruptions and nonsense. Not to mention the commute. For a simple website, which is really all Reddit is, there's no need to be on site. It isn't like they're building hardware. As far as PayPal goes -- that's not really a company to use as any example of the right way to do things. PayPal sucks and continues to suck.
- KaoruAoiShiho 12y ago
  So are you saying if they were building hardware, ie building something complicated and creative it would then be important to not be remote?
- terravion 12y ago
  That endless string of meetings is where the team can make sure you're building what actually needs get built. I'm sure your productivity in lines of code is higher alone in a windowless room, but if the company thinks that it still needs to disseminate and respond to unclear feedback from the market, the cycle to understand that feedback can be much shorter if everyone is in one place. That speed can be worth millions of lines of code.
  - wbandxx 12y ago
    "That endless string of meetings is where the team can make sure you're building what actually needs get built. " Are you suggesting that current reddit employees are wasting their time ?
wbandxx 12y ago
Man, don't try to justify bullshit. No offence but If you want to join reddit aas employee and have some hidden agenda then state specifically. BS helps no-one. Asking people with families or even single people to move is no joke. There are millions of dependent things that start shaking because of jobs. So STFU.
- pbreit 12y ago
  No hidden agenda, obviously. Just pointing out the obvious which most on this thread can't seem to see. Startup probably not the best place for unflexible person, especially a small one like reddit with history of being bought and sold.

by pbreit 12y ago

briandear 12y ago

How about quantifying that feeling with data? Working on site is one endless string of meetings, ping-pong, interruptions and nonsense. Not to mention the commute. For a simple website, which is really all Reddit is, there's no need to be on site. It isn't like they're building hardware. As far as PayPal goes -- that's not really a company to use as any example of the right way to do things. PayPal sucks and continues to suck.

KaoruAoiShiho 12y ago
So are you saying if they were building hardware, ie building something complicated and creative it would then be important to not be remote?
terravion 12y ago
That endless string of meetings is where the team can make sure you're building what actually needs get built. I'm sure your productivity in lines of code is higher alone in a windowless room, but if the company thinks that it still needs to disseminate and respond to unclear feedback from the market, the cycle to understand that feedback can be much shorter if everyone is in one place. That speed can be worth millions of lines of code.
- wbandxx 12y ago
  "That endless string of meetings is where the team can make sure you're building what actually needs get built. " Are you suggesting that current reddit employees are wasting their time ?

wbandxx 12y ago

Man, don't try to justify bullshit. No offence but If you want to join reddit aas employee and have some hidden agenda then state specifically. BS helps no-one. Asking people with families or even single people to move is no joke. There are millions of dependent things that start shaking because of jobs. So STFU.

pbreit 12y ago
No hidden agenda, obviously. Just pointing out the obvious which most on this thread can't seem to see. Startup probably not the best place for unflexible person, especially a small one like reddit with history of being bought and sold.