[bsiemon]

It is interesting to consider why there is a preference to work physically together. The hive metaphor could shine some light here. Is telework effective/possible when there are workers and managers? In my experience managers resist telework.

What if we had a pervasive culture of self organization and direction?

[hn_throwaway_99]

I realize it's kind of a popular opinion on HN to shit on managers as only valuing "face time" and poo-pooing telework, but as an individual programmer, I find working at home without face-to-face interaction with product managers and designers a major pain in the ass. I can have a design discussion much more effectively with an in-person session than remotely. Of course, when I just want "get shit done" time I love working at home, but if I actually need to have a lot of interaction with other people I find it much more efficient to do it in person.

[cup-of-tea]

But surely a design discussion is once a week at most, not every single day, and certainly not randomly throughout the day.

[hn_throwaway_99]

When in the early stages of a product I'd argue a design discussion is much more than once a week, though I totally agree with you about not wanting it "random throughout the day."

[danharaj]

The bandwidth in person is much higher and the latency is much lower. This is particularly important to managers, yea.

[imnotlost]

For those that do seagull management... yea.