08-14-2014, 08:49 AM
Management support is usually a bigger problem than bandwidth: typical scenarios include
- Inability to manage a remote resource. Most managers can't quantify deliverables, so rely on the "sitting at desk = doing work" paradigm.
- Missing the spontaneous "hallway meetings" that happen whenever/wherever.
- Policy change. A new manager (or Director of HR) might suddenly decide "no remote workers".
Related: Does your company have sufficient legal presence to cut W2 paychecks to a Hawaii resident? Will they do this for just one person? (If payroll is already outsourced, the bigger providers are already "present" in all 50 states, so not a problem.) Eligibility for healthcare has similar issues.
As far as the bandwidth goes: do not expect "enterprise" reliability (or performance) from a "consumer-grade" connection, especially out in the sticks. The internet can (and will, especially if wireless) fail at exactly the wrong moment, creating the impression that you're "flaky" whether or not it's deserved.
Note that "ports" (luck of the draw, no waitlist) are a DSL thing; cable broadband is usually available wherever the cable goes.
- Inability to manage a remote resource. Most managers can't quantify deliverables, so rely on the "sitting at desk = doing work" paradigm.
- Missing the spontaneous "hallway meetings" that happen whenever/wherever.
- Policy change. A new manager (or Director of HR) might suddenly decide "no remote workers".
Related: Does your company have sufficient legal presence to cut W2 paychecks to a Hawaii resident? Will they do this for just one person? (If payroll is already outsourced, the bigger providers are already "present" in all 50 states, so not a problem.) Eligibility for healthcare has similar issues.
As far as the bandwidth goes: do not expect "enterprise" reliability (or performance) from a "consumer-grade" connection, especially out in the sticks. The internet can (and will, especially if wireless) fail at exactly the wrong moment, creating the impression that you're "flaky" whether or not it's deserved.
Note that "ports" (luck of the draw, no waitlist) are a DSL thing; cable broadband is usually available wherever the cable goes.