<story><title>Why Remote Work Should Change Startup Culture</title><url>https://medium.com/@margotcodes/going-remote-why-remote-work-should-change-the-future-of-startup-culture-4803bc5a6bef#.jjzwqyuvs</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>doozy</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve made a career out of remote work (10+ years working remotely), and I have to say this is a pretty poor article.&lt;p&gt;No, remote work is not for everyone, you need to know what you are doing at both ends or it&amp;#x27;ll not match your expectations.&lt;p&gt;No, it does not (necessarily) bring the best global talent, specially not if your motivation for remote is bringing down costs.&lt;p&gt;And no, you don&amp;#x27;t need to use any of the tools listed. Remote work has been done, and  well, with nothing more than a VCS and email  (both conspicuously absent from her list) for decades. Add to it any kind of real-time communication client and you&amp;#x27;re in business.&lt;p&gt;It seems to me &amp;quot;remote&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;remote first&amp;quot; have become buzzwords, yet another way for companies to appear fashionable. Witness the numerous companies that advertise non-existent remote positions, or that &amp;quot;will consider remote for the right person&amp;quot; (i.e. for no one).&lt;p&gt;Remote is not the latest fad, it&amp;#x27;s something we&amp;#x27;ve been doing in this industry for at least two decades. Your company is not young and hip for doing it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Why Remote Work Should Change Startup Culture</title><url>https://medium.com/@margotcodes/going-remote-why-remote-work-should-change-the-future-of-startup-culture-4803bc5a6bef#.jjzwqyuvs</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nfriedly</author><text>I currently work remote for IBM Watson and I love it - I&amp;#x27;m more productive, have more time to spend with my family, etc. My team and my direct manager are fantastic. I&amp;#x27;ve worked remote before, and led remote teams with good results, but this has been my best experience yet.&lt;p&gt;However, my position is in peril due to management changes a few rungs up the ladder. While the previous guy in charge of Watson wanted the best people, the new one wants everyone on-site in about 10 cities. (Previously, folks were spread out across ~50 offices + remote workers like myself.)&lt;p&gt;I received a &amp;quot;temporary exception&amp;quot;, and I don&amp;#x27;t honestly think they&amp;#x27;ll actually go through with it when that&amp;#x27;s up. But it&amp;#x27;s still a frustrating position to be in, and has caused me to start looking elsewhere. So far, I can&amp;#x27;t seem to find a combination of:&lt;p&gt;* Remote&lt;p&gt;* Comparable pay&lt;p&gt;* As much fun as my current job&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m seriously contemplating just starting my own company again.</text></comment>