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> I don't feel the real human element is an issue. I've been remote since 2009, and sometimes the team dynamics can get a bit rocky. Having a regular (2-4x a y
by technomancy 11y ago
> I don't feel the real human element is an issue.
I've been remote since 2009, and sometimes the team dynamics can get a bit rocky. Having a regular (2-4x a year) meeting where all the remotes on a team come face to face does wonders to address this. It's worked best for me when the team rents out a whole house and spends a week together working out of it and cooking for each other. Lots of fun, and you get a much better feeling for each others' sense of humor, etc.
- danieltillett 11y agoThis is a great idea. Do you guys rent in a holiday location neutral to you all or rotate the location around your home areas?
- toomuchtodo 11y agoOn the remote team I'm on, we all vote on the location each time.
- danieltillett 11y agoWell then I hope you vote for great locations :) Hats off to ever thought of this :)
- technomancy 11y agoI think cycling through team member cities is best since then you have a local with you every time. Plus it's one fewer plane ticket to buy.
- SyneRyder 11y agoOne of the teams I work remote for has regular F2F meetings too. We don't rent out a house together (I wouldn't like that, one reason I remote is I like my personal space) but we'll spend the days at a co-working space, and go out together during the evenings for dinner. We also flew in several of our clients for a dinner we organized, so that the clients could meet all of the team including remote crew as well. That was a brilliant idea.