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by MrDom
4308 days ago
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It sounds like your issue is entirely to do with the fact that your team is spread around too many time zones. What if everybody on your team lived somewhere within 3 time zones from each other? That happens to cover the entirety of the united states, canada and mexico, by the way. I've worked on teams spread across the North American continent and we had no issues with making fast decisions. Most of the time it felt like we were in the same room, since we had a skype group video chat running for 7 hours a day (at which point it would kick us off for being on too long). IMHO, the reason remote isn't done more often is it's a hassle. You need the right tools in place. You need people with the right mindset. There are tax issues around employing people in multiple states and/or countries. There are also shipping costs involved in sending equipment around the country and/or the world. The lack of control over said equipment and the data on it... the list goes on and on. Each one is surmountable on its own, but add them together and it become so much easier to insist everybody be in the same room. Especially if it's going to be a high stress environment, like a startup. Still, it would be nice to work from a cabin in the woods. |
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Bottom line: The founders/company owners/whatever MUST be invested in the company being a fully remote company. It doesn't work otherwise. If you're at somewhere where working remote is handled half-assed, I suggest departing for a place that takes it seriously. They are out there.
Disclaimer: I work for a 100% remote startup.