Telecommuting (was Re: Looking for Python programmers--where to search?)

[Stuart Ford]

> >(Hint to employers:  there are lots of competent folks who are willing
> >to help on projects - part-time or full-time, consulting or permanent,
> >who don't understand why that should mean being tied to the SF Bay
> >Area... think: telecommuting.  I've done it productively for years.
> >If you bend a little on location your lives will get a whole lot
> >easier trying to fill those difficult spots!  The Bay Area has priced
> >itself out of being a place most people can live).
>
> I dunno.  It depends what kind of work you're doing, IMO.  If it's
> something reasonably "standard", then what you're talking about makes
> sense.  OTOH, I've certainly seen telecommuting fail miserably; while
> it's not clear that the telecommuting was the problem, I do think that
> telecommuting makes it easier to hide problems.  In addition, I think
> there's no substitute for face-to-face brainstorming.

With the coming availability of broadband, many people will have the ability
to have high quality video conferencing.  Close enough to face-to-face for
me,
without having to commute or relocate.


Stuart