I do basically all my work as a remote consultant, so I applaud your commitment to remote work, but I want to play devil&#x27;s advocate.<p>Could it be that hiring remote forces you to be more conservative in choosing developers, favoring ones with ultra strong resumes (in the general sense, not strictly thing written in a PDF), therefore making you pay more for talent and passing on people which could have strong skills but less experience?<p>It seems reasonable that having people come into the office every day lets you judge them better and quicker, especially if they&#x27;re not expected to be 100% autonomous. This would lower the risk of hiring someone you think has potential but hasn&#x27;t proved it yet, which could turn out well for both the employee and the company (as he will be - fairly - paid less).