Re:Ask HN: Remote workers – What are the issues you are facing?
by muzani on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:46AM
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Oh, I experienced this too. Once as the remote worker, once as the manager handling the remote workers.
IMO, it has to be a 100% commitment to remote work, where even the bosses are remote. First problem is communication - half of the team will rely on Slack, Jira, etc, while the other half rely on face to face. The tools that are used to handle remote work are abandoned by the team. The proper processes for handling remote work is never set in place.
The other big problem is that the non-remote workers get salty or distrustful. I find that they (consciously or not) try to sabotage remote workers. I find people can build even stronger relationships purely online than offline, but it has to be inclusive. They form cliques otherwise.
IMO, it has to be a 100% commitment to remote work, where even the bosses are remote. First problem is communication - half of the team will rely on Slack, Jira, etc, while the other half rely on face to face. The tools that are used to handle remote work are abandoned by the team. The proper processes for handling remote work is never set in place.
The other big problem is that the non-remote workers get salty or distrustful. I find that they (consciously or not) try to sabotage remote workers. I find people can build even stronger relationships purely online than offline, but it has to be inclusive. They form cliques otherwise.