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My experience is that engineers often: * hate meetings * prefer slack/hipchat/etc even if seated adjacently (myself included) * work asynchronously
by klochner 12y ago
My experience is that engineers often:
* hate meetings
* prefer slack/hipchat/etc even if seated adjacently (myself included)
* work asynchronously
So the main friction is in the interface between engineering and other disciplines. Remote works well so long as non-technical leadership has a local lead they can interface with.
- illumen 12y agoThe communication skills of other non-engineering team members can often suck in the digital domain. Empathy by text message can be hard to have. A combination of on-site and remote often works best. Learning the language of other domains can take a long time. The role of people who interface and translate between domains is important.
- Vladipoteur 12y agoI totally agree with this statement. > My job is in sales and I am teaming up with "sales" engineers. The bottom line is that they have the technical knowledge and I just have to manage/prioritise the relation with the Customer. >>> I am doing the meetings instead of them >>> They don't like to be disturbed while producing, or move from their chair >>> hipchat is the best option for me >>> they are dedicated on different tasks/projects So, when they are working remotely is fine for me as long as us don't loose the intimacy [common language]