[flake]

There is a big difference between working @ home 2-3 days a week, and never being in the office.

Having worked in a large dev team remotely for 5 years, it is difficult. It takes a LOT more effort than if you we in the office. It is a common natural progression to become niche, even if you had a long history with the team. Conversely, I now manage a team where half my team is Europe. I am not against it, but it really puts a lot of work on the manager and the remote person to make certain the communication is rock solid.

For a company that needs focus like yahoo, lots of remote employees is definitely not a good thing.

[flake]

There is a big difference between working @ home 2-3 days a week, and never being in the office.

Having worked in a large dev team remotely for 5 years, it is difficult. It takes a LOT more effort than if you we in the office. It is a common natural progression to become niche, even if you had a long history with the team. Conversely, I now manage a team where half my team is Europe. I am not against it, but it really puts a lot of work on the manager and the remote person to make certain the communication is rock solid.

For a company that needs focus like yahoo, lots of remote employees is definitely not a good thing.