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Re:The sad, sick life of the business traveller by BostonEnginerd on Friday March 22, 2019 @11:33AM (#19463529)
Unfortunately I've found that there is no remote replacement for real face to face interaction. Once people have good relationships, remote communication via video conference works well. Until these relationships exist, a few hours face to face can save weeks of email.

Edit: Remote working can work well - provided that there are regular face to face discussions.

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Re:The sad, sick life of the business traveller by llamataboot on Friday March 22, 2019 @11:41AM (#19463614)
Agree with using synchronous communication with video to solve things in 10 minutes instead of 2 hours of Slac back and forth, as an example, but not convinced about the utility of in-person meetings as a regular matter of course.

Even if you want to start things off with some face to face meeting time, I know a bunch of people who essentially fly across the country and back every week to sit down at a conference room table for a few hours with the same people - some of them love the frequent flyer miles and the nights in a hotel away from family pressure, some hate the constant airport drudgery, but none of them think it's useful. Just what management wants them to do.

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