Hey!
Now I am building my second project with 100% remote marketing team.
Even if I myself am fully committed to the office thus totally not enjoying coffeeshops around Europe or sunny workplace by the ocean in South-East Asia (which are major accosiations with instagram-worthy remote work, I suppose) I like the concept itself for various reasons:
– More effective work and task tracking. Tasks are getting done quicker – no need sitting out office hours 8/5.
– Everything is accountable.
– Trust builds non-toxic relationships between team-mates and managers
– Video-conferencing is fun
But there is definitely the other side:
– It's nice to have peers around and often great ideas are born in the little chats – "collisions" throughout the day, which is not always the case with remote team-mates
– Monthly retainer, hourly rates, part-time commitment? Salary models are different for the members of one team. Difficult to manage and keep the same level of engagement for everyone.
– Payments! It's a pain if the team is distributed worldwide.
– Well.. simply mental health issues, loneliness and problems with unplugging. Self-discipline should be trained well to guide towards the healthy work-life balance. Daily dose of communication is required.
– Career growth paths?
What are your thoughts on remote teams?
What make remote work super productive, inspiring and enabling growth for the team?
Hypercontext