Work in the 21st century

[ijmorlan]

Even within my own job, there are some aspects of it that work fine from home and others that don’t. If I’m just putting my head down and implementing a new feature or fixing a bug, I can do it at home, and the lack of interruptions might even make it a better environment than being at the office. But if I’m discussing with others how something should work or which problems we should deal with first, I’d much rather discuss in person. And I agree with the idea that it’s hard to know ones co-workers entirely from a distance; there needs to be some sort of personal relationship or rapport, even if it doesn’t extend outside of work.