i was working in one team where everything was fine while i was in the office. as soon as i moved away i was cut off from all decisions because the rest of the team was so used to do things through local in-office chats instead of online.
in another company all our communication was online, and it didn't matter if someone was in the office or not.
You need okay level on both sides. Otherwise, the collaboration breaks down within 2-3 months.
so how do you vet companies against this?
We also follow up with the companies and the people they have hired to check if everything is going well.
So far, we haven't had problems. We will introduce company profiles soon, with remote info about the companies (e.g. how many remote vs. non-remote people work). We will probably also introduce some free built-in insurance for both parties as we scale.