Comments on: An unexpected side effect of remote work: Denser communities

By: plerudulier

plerudulier — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:05:25 +0000

Reblogged this on Things I grab, motley collection .

By: jonathan

jonathan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:43:14 +0000

As a Remote contractor for over 7 years I agree that as this trend grows it becomes obvious that our human instinct to Herd comes into play. I find I do miss the human interaction of an office. I think that is why so many remote employees end up at the local Coffee shop for a few hours each day. We are trained to ‘Go’ to work. Personally I enjoy the quiet working from home affords me. And the lack of interruption. I get plenty of interaction via webcam.
One of the funny side effects of your neighbors knowing you work from home is the constant flow of requests to ; accept package deliveries or “can you keep an eye out for the cable guy” like I don’t have anything better to do….lol…this is my argument for less dense communities….lol

By: Tony Camilli

Tony Camilli — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:54 +0000

I wish I lived in this GigaOm dreamworld where remote work was so commonplace. However, in reality these jobs are too few and far between to actually make an impact on the broader population (for now, at least).

By: sking

sking — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:32:01 +0000

Great article. We see this as part of a broader trend we call “The Paradox of Place”, which is the Internet is making place both less and more important. We think it’s having a huge impact on communities.

By: Roger Dooley

Roger Dooley — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:27:57 +0000

I’ve observed a change even in more remote, lower density communities. My subdivision is far from the city core and the homes are far from densely packed, but there are a LOT of people who are in their homes and around the neighborhood in the daytime. A few years ago, you wouldn’t have seen this – the community would have emptied out every weekday except for a few stay at home parents. This shift hasn’t resulted in a greater sense of community yet, IMO, but I’m seeing a few tentative signs that home office workers are networking more with others nearby who also work from home. Ultimately, one hopes, these outposts will become stronger communities themselves.