I found that almost everyone quickly got used to working remotely - at least within the first few months. We hired more on the senior end, so that might also be a factor. Managing performance and setting expectations is probably a little more important than in-office work.
Learning how to "yield the floor" for more extroverted team members and how to find a quiet moment to pop in for more introverted members is something that remote workers _need_ to learn quickly.
Offering remote employees a stipend for a co-working space is something we do today at FullStory. Some of my team members choose to make use of that to get more socialization. Others will just occasionally work from coffee shops.
I think that managers are the ones who struggle most in the conversion - you need to trust that people are getting work done and that can be difficult.
Learning how to "yield the floor" for more extroverted team members and how to find a quiet moment to pop in for more introverted members is something that remote workers _need_ to learn quickly.
Offering remote employees a stipend for a co-working space is something we do today at FullStory. Some of my team members choose to make use of that to get more socialization. Others will just occasionally work from coffee shops.
I think that managers are the ones who struggle most in the conversion - you need to trust that people are getting work done and that can be difficult.