Let’s not forget all of the pollution that rush hour traffic entails. Even if you drive an EV, there’s still the prospect of pollution from tires.

Everyone likes to talk about supporting efforts for climate change until they are presented with an actionable choice that negatively affects their personal habits.

I find it selfish that someone expects me to treat them like a teammate when they can’t be bothered to show up.

What does "show up" mean when the technology allows you to "show up", and fulfill all of a job's requirements remotely?

What does “team” mean when the technology allows you to build perfectly good software by exchanging short, on-topic, asynchronous messages with a rotating cast of anonymous strangers?

I don’t think it’s necessary to be physically present to build software, but if you do go remote, go all the way. Trying to build a sense of camaraderie over Zoom is a tragic farce.

My team is distributed around the US. A number of people joined after the pandemic started, which forced the firm to go from fully in-house to fully-remote overnight.

Our experience is that a team that works together to solve problems builds camaraderie. The tools and tech are all there and very easy and affordable.

A few weeks ago we met up for lunch after being away from each other for over a year. Nothing about our meeting gave us the impression that we'd grown apart from working remotely.

Of course, the size of your investment and your returns may vary.