Re: Semi-OT: telecommuting & web development

> I telecommute 4 days a week, and have been doing so for over 6 years.  
> My employer's corporate offices are located in Minnetonka and I live 
> in Minneapolis, so it's not quite as remote, but e-mail, telephone and 
> IRC with the once a week in-person seem to do the job.

I think telecommuting is great for doing actual implementation.  I 
reserve one day a week for that purpose so I can write code with fewer 
interruptions.  However,
I've found that telecommuting while working with a team of people can 
be a barrier to project completion, simply because it limits 
communication between team members.  When I'm in the office I can 
simply turn around or walk a few steps to the people I need to talk to, 
grab other people for an ad hoc discussion, use a whiteboard, etc.

I've heard of management-level people telecommuting, but the people 
that do that and are successful generally also spend 25% of their time 
on-site, usually traveling in to the office one week a month or two 
weeks every other month to communicate.

-Bob


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