New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers

Re:New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Wor... by christophilus on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @08:06AM (#18761947)

Same. I work for a company that is 100% remote. It’s the most productive group I’ve worked with in my career. Also the most senior, so it’s hard to say how much remote work is to credit vs median seniority.

I think the remote-first culture of the company attracts self-managers who value quiet, focused work, and who have relatively good communication skills.

Anyway, I never want to go back to office work after this gig.

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Re:New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Wor... by matthewowen on Thursday December 27, 2018 @02:10PM (#18771695)

I don't know that you can separate the two: if you hire remote it's easier to hire more senior engineers.

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Re:New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Wor... by hinkley on Friday December 28, 2018 @01:07PM (#18778347)

How do you defend hiring a fixer upper halfway across the country when you can get someone just as bad locally?

I think though the fact that there’s friction to hiring junior people in a remote office situation should be of concern to us. There is always going to be a fresh batch of recruits and if we lose the ability to train them then who will take up that job, and what lessons will those people focus on?

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