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Says the CEO of a Prague-based remote contracting firm.* Personally, having a crap ton of experience working with overseas teams, the timezone difference is ab
by abalone 12y ago
Says the CEO of a Prague-based remote contracting firm.*
Personally, having a crap ton of experience working with overseas teams, the timezone difference is absolute hell. Moreso than the "not physically in the same room" thing. You can't even get on a phone or be in a chatroom together for most of the regular working day. That blows.
*(He mentions that he has experience hiring European developers, but it's not obvious from this post alone that he has a direct financial interest in the offshoring model.)
- mgertner 12y agoYou're right, I should have made it more explicit that I run a software contracting company (though it's not exactly hidden either). In my defense I did mention the timezone difference, and I agree that it is perhaps the biggest issue. But I stand by my thesis: it's far better to work with great remote developers, despite the drawbacks, than mediocre local developers.