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Re: Why We Still Believe in Working Remotely

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Post by tunesmith » Sun, Feb 03, 2013, 6:49 AM UTC

aantix wrote: post #48

tunesmith wrote: post #33

I love working remotely. My current arrangement has a gotomeeting standup every day, jira for tickets, hipchat for persistent chat (I had to recommend persistent chat to them but now they love it), and frequent code pairing through screen sharing. They all go home at five so I can stop then, too. I wonder sometimes if there are other similar arrangements out there - java, spring, etc - but it seems like a pretty high…

What do you use for screen sharing? Most of the products I have utilized feel laggy..

Just gotomeeting. Only one person can drive at a time.

Re: Why We Still Believe in Working Remotely

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Post by aalear » Sun, Feb 03, 2013, 5:08 PM UTC

nilkn wrote: post #51

Are cost of living adjustments made to the compensation packages for remote workers, or does a developer in rural Iowa get the same six figure salary that seems like nothing in Silicon Valley?

Joel blogged about how compensation works at Stack Exchange and the write-up touches on that: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/how-much-should-you-pa....

Re: Why We Still Believe in Working Remotely

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Post by junto » Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

mattmanser wrote: post #100

sveiss wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(Disclaimer: not a tax expert or an accountant, but I have spent too many hours researching this stuff as it applies to my own situation.) IR35 only applies when there's an intermediary -- usually when you're providing services via a limited company, then taking dividends at the lower tax/NI rate instead of a salary. If you're self-employed and contracting with a foreign company, then IR35 can't apply (or so I was to…

If you're self-employed and contracting with a foreign company, then IR35 can't apply I guess that makes senses now thinking about it. I really hate IR35, there's so much grey area.

There are some pretty good IR25 proof legal contracts out there. The key is to have a contract that defines your independence and that the way in which you operate with the client is very unlike that of an employee. Good examples are the ability to choose when and where you work, that you can work for other companies at the same time, and the fact that you use your own resources: http://www.contractoruk.com/contracts/wary_consultancy_contr...

For more information, and where to find a good lawyer who can firm up such a contract, try http://www.contractoruk.com/ir35/

Re: Why We Still Believe in Working Remotely

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Post by hakaaaaak » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 5:49 AM UTC

togasystems wrote: post #49

Does anyone have experience with remote sales teams? Do they work?

Sales is probably the longest running remote working occupation in the world, so yes, it works. I know a number of people in sales that are remote almost all of the time.

Sales is much easier than tech/web development to do remotely because you can use commission and/or sales targets to quantify how well the remote salespeople are doing. Don't use a single salesperson as a "test" though; abilities vary so much, you'd have to have a larger sample to determines how well remote will work for your company specifically. Also, internet connections can go down at home, so if you have limited sales staff and depend on them to be selling everyday constantly, you might invest in a secondary method to connect to the internet or make sure they have a backup plan like working from a cafe.