So...I pretty much have to work remotely. My wife is a resident and got placed in a small Midwestern city. Throughout her med school and residency, there have been pretty much no local dev jobs. The very few that I have available pay terribly. I either have to live 3+ hours away or - work remotely.
I've worked remotely for the past 5+ years. Most of it has been teams that have been mostly co-located. As a remote worker, this leaves you out of so many important company functions. No water cooler talk, no random whiteboarding sessions, dial-in to a conference room where you can barely hear cross chatter, get left out of in-house announcements, etc. You're really bounded to interacting via email, chat, and project management tools when you're the only remote employee.
100% remote companies have their challenges, but those challenges are shared by everyone. People understand the need to communicate in public places, avoid isolating patterns, and intentionally surface information to larger groups when possible. Nobody really has to worry about getting left out or missing a promotion because they didn't have "face time".
I've worked remotely for the past 5+ years. Most of it has been teams that have been mostly co-located. As a remote worker, this leaves you out of so many important company functions. No water cooler talk, no random whiteboarding sessions, dial-in to a conference room where you can barely hear cross chatter, get left out of in-house announcements, etc. You're really bounded to interacting via email, chat, and project management tools when you're the only remote employee.
100% remote companies have their challenges, but those challenges are shared by everyone. People understand the need to communicate in public places, avoid isolating patterns, and intentionally surface information to larger groups when possible. Nobody really has to worry about getting left out or missing a promotion because they didn't have "face time".