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Re: Friday Questions (several) How remote is remote?
Subject:Re: Friday Questions (several) How remote is remote? From:Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com>, mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com Date:Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:26:37 -0500 (EST)
--- John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com> wrote:
> I can nag developers via phone and email from 2,000 miles away just
> about as effectively as I could if I were down the hall.
True.
I'm onsite, but do 90% of my work with my manager by phone or email,
and close to 100% of the work with our clients the same way.
Co-location isn't necessary if you can work together, and isn't enough
if you can't get along.
Peter Sturgeon
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