However my manager gets along managing me and 5 other employees, all remote, no problem. We have a weekly group call and an individual call every one or two weeks, and we supply a monthly email giving brief details what we did over the month (no more than 20 or 30 lines). The rest of the time we chat on IRC and by email as necessary. We meet together once or twice a year, usually combining that trip with some other event such as a conference to reduce the number of extra airfares.
However my manager gets along managing me and 5 other employees, all remote, no problem. We have a weekly group call and an individual call every one or two weeks, and we supply a monthly email giving brief details what we did over the month (no more than 20 or 30 lines). The rest of the time we chat on IRC and by email as necessary. We meet together once or twice a year, usually combining that trip with some other event such as a conference to reduce the number of extra airfares.