[pnathan]

Some/most companies have a real problem with the concept of telecommuting/remote working. It's really quite astounding to me: the internet is in more places than ever before, video conferencing, text conferencing, etc, are at all-time highs, yet for some reason companies simply think remote work is unacceptable.

Blows me away.

[yesimahuman]

I've worked remotely with a strong distributed team. It worked quite well, and I formed relationships on par with the year I worked in-person at another company.

That being said, I'm not very interested in it for my company since it just seems less fun to not be able to hang out with your employees in person. And fun is the reason I do this. I'm still on the fence about it though.

[JoeAltmaier]

SO your company must have no trouble finding local people? Because fun is your driving hiring metric?

[yesimahuman]

You are too quick to jump on minor details.

[rhizome]

So if "fun" is the reason you do it, "fun" must also be the reason your employees do? Do you put this in your job ads as a required skill, doing it for fun, or is it perhaps something you don't say out loud?

[yesimahuman]

Part of having "fun" is also feeling secure and safe in your job. At any rate, I know many people who find it more fulfilling to engage with their team locally, and I'm one of them, and I don't see what's wrong with that (especially since it is my company after all and I'm pretty sure I'm not breaking any laws by stating that).