[joshmarinacci]

I've been a remote worker for almost a decade now, and I've been through three different companies. My effectiveness always depends on how supportive the company is. As a remote worker I have to spend more time communicating; overcommunicating usually. It takes time to learn but the end result is worth it. I feel I have been more effective than I was in person and my quality of life has greatly improved. (Not to mention being able to afford a house).

[shocks]

What kind of work do you do? How did you start?

[joshmarinacci]

I started as an engineer but moved into developer evangelism. I was on the Swing team at Sun which gave me experience speaking at JavaOne. I first went remote because I got married to a woman in Oregon and Sun was okay with remote working (depending on the team). After Oracle took over I want to Palm and then Nokia. I am limited in the companies who will hire me (ex: Google and Amazon don't allow remote working) but the benefits have been worth it.