This really is the most important facet to this discussion. Virtually all arguments against remote work seem as if they come from the archaic past. If people being physically separated actually hurts communications, you are doing communications wrong.
Not to mention that most productivity studies are bunk.
The real reason many so many managers resist remote work is because, effectively, they want a fiefdom, and the exercise is often about empire building. An empire of a bunch of Google Talk connections isn't as impressive as a bunch of huddled seat warmers.
Not to mention that most productivity studies are bunk.
The real reason many so many managers resist remote work is because, effectively, they want a fiefdom, and the exercise is often about empire building. An empire of a bunch of Google Talk connections isn't as impressive as a bunch of huddled seat warmers.