Comment by awalsh128
1 day ago
Same. I find myself much more productive. I do like coming in every once in awhile for the rapport and cultivating working relationships face to face though.
1 day ago
Same. I find myself much more productive. I do like coming in every once in awhile for the rapport and cultivating working relationships face to face though.
Yep, 2-4x onsites together a year to develop human relationships, and otherwise 100% remote, is by far the most effective team arrangement IME. It is especially the most accessible format for people who do not necessarily perform their best work within the typical office hours (9-5, +/-1), who do not want to live in your metro area, or who are distracted by disturbances in their surroundings - or just aren’t hardcore extroverts.
Or simply put: if you truly want the best, most focused, highly performing team, an office requirement shrinks your talent pool tremendously for extremely little gain. Do quarterly meetups somewhere and move on, IMO.
Quarterly is a lot, depending on travel distance and whether weekends are needed for travel, for folks with families.
Agree, 4x is doable only if you have no kids. Otherwise you not only create a lot of stress for the other parent but you also lose valuable time with your family, which you won’t recover as kids grow up. I feel like 2x is reasonable.