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Ask HN: What's the current state of remote work/telecommuting?

by soroso on 9/26/16, 11:50 PM with 1 comments

What's the current state of remote work? I know different parts of the world react differently to this trend.

Do you see this trend going up or down? Strongly or weakly?

If you're a decision maker, have you considered remote worker? If yes, why? If you considered and rejected this concept, then why?

  • by gt2 on 9/28/16, 1:53 AM

    Still an upward trend of medium strength.

    I do know more people working remotely now than ever.

    And I see more employers and clients voluntarily stating that remote is OK for new positions.

    Then again, I still know some people that would prefer to go to an office to keep the separation of work and home.

    I think remote works great for the majority of development jobs. You get a larger talent pool regardless of location, you can pay less for office space, the developers tend to be more self-managing, and everyone is forced to communicate openly in public forums (Slack, project tools, etc).