How remote work is making software teams more autonomous

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[shaalibhai]

Managers that focus on outputs (hours, points, stories complete) instead of outcomes (deployments, improvements, whether the solution actually solves the problem) aren't likely to do well regardless of whether their team is remote or not. The big problem companies are facing with remote culture isn't that people are remote, it's that the company hasn't established the necessary norms to stop collaboration from devolving. What I mean is, as a responsible member of my team I should realize that me being remote creates a communication barrier for others that needs to be broken down. If my company doesn't set me up with the right tools and doesn't standardize the best practises then my team mates will feel the pinch of not being able to take advantage of my brain.

[weltmeister]

except that when I went to try and register my company in my country as a remote company they said it's not possible and I have to register as ltd and pay $1000 investment like any other normal company and I have to rent a store and pay a year in advance to be able to even get the registration work before the investment is done and after all of that you have to publish your company in a news paper and that's not possible as there aren't many around and there's one that just charges up to $200 for a small ad space and you have to bid sometimes because of how many companies want to publish there... my country is horrible

[blackdeckbox]

The problem is junior developers need senior developers onsite to mentor them. I mean, yeah sure they can mentor them online...
But they benefit most in person.

[BogdanBudaca]

Hey MPJ, got a setup question please, how do you actually do the split screen view with your guest, and then how do you toggle between you, them and split screen?
Cheers

[petersrule]

Agile management styles help in this area.

[DanKaschel]

I struggle to reconcile with one idea you discussed, that you can't say "you made me feel..." I get how the phrase can be problematic, but is there not a (partial) causal relationship between my actions and a person's reaction? And is it not true that (to a complex and varying degree) I have responsibility for the outcomes of my (words and) actions?

To wit: if I say to someone, "you are a worthless human being", while I may not be directly causally responsible for the negative emotional reaction they have, I certainly don't agree that I have NO responsibility.

I would love to reach a more nuanced assessment of the responsibility I do or don't have for the results of what I say/do.

[DannyHodge]

I'm getting a little worried about how much people are talking about the wonders of remote work. I started my first development job 8 months ago, and have been remote the last 1 and a bit, and i personally hate it. I'd made friendships on the job, i was more productive there (less distraction, better habits), and I had people next to me to ask a question to. And while it is easy to message someone to ask a question, what about those first introductions? I'm not going to feel comfortable messaging someone i've never spoken to before, to ask about some issue i'm having.
Imagine starting your first job in a remote setting, fresh out of education. For me, it'd be awful. I get that there are some great positives, but i don't think they out weight the impacts on mental health, and on new starters.

[SaudBako]

We're in the dark ages of this subject

[swollowtranquillity]

MAN, Help me to find a remote react job for middle level dev. I have a 3 years experience with angular/js and 3 month ago i learnt react. The problems is that everyone wants a 50 years experience react developer. :)))