We basically do your idea at my current company. All the engineers have to be within traveling distance of London and we are all expected to be in the office together on the the same day every month. One day per month, that's it. Some are in more frequently but that's the baseline.
You can live wherever you want but you have to travel to London once a month and if that takes several hours and costs £100s, that's your problem.
It works really well. We do our retros and other group sessions in person, eat lunch together, chat with other functions, go for a beer or play a board game after work, etc.
You can live wherever you want but you have to travel to London once a month and if that takes several hours and costs £100s, that's your problem.
It works really well. We do our retros and other group sessions in person, eat lunch together, chat with other functions, go for a beer or play a board game after work, etc.