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Remote work and remote work with people in different time zones is a totally different thing, I'm not sure why they get lumped together. I'm on East coast of United States and don't mind working with people on West coast but further than that would be a problem.I've had jobs where everyone went out to lunch together and it was fun,but I've had jobs where everyone just wants to eat lunch at their desk and go home.

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I completely agree. I live on the US West coast and work with people from Israel to Australia and let me tell you - it's a challenge. It can be done but it requires a slower pace of decision making, a lot of flexibility, and a team that's dedicated to cross cultural communication. I also used to work remotely with everyone in the same few time zones and, on reflection, it was basically like being in an office.

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