Please, I’m just genuinely curious.
But I’ll like to help anyone wanting to answer by categorizing the reasons into like 4: You can choose any, or come up with your own reasons.
- You believe remote work is just a trend, and will die soon
- You think it’s just a bubble waiting to burst
- You think remote work will never be successful
- You believe remote work is still in its infancy/ (it’s early) and you don’t want to jump on the train just yet
- You’re just uncertain about the whole remote work thing
I’m thinking of using your reasons to work on a bigger content (ebook) for my long piece here.
Previously running a team remotely I found that the existing team did well, but training anyone new was difficult. The lack of interaction and discussions at lunch or the pub afterwards used to solve issues, that obviously stopped happening.
Some people slack off, some more than others, but the biggest issue with that is people that you couldn’t get hold of on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon if there was a problem.
To give a reason, I think it’s less productive but keeps people happier. A lot of the best employees want to be remote, and if you insist on the office you’ll never get access to these employees.