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Without a doubt. Nothing can replace in person learning, mentorship, relationship building. Ignore the snarky commenters who say otherwise.
A job is a job bro
Fair point, but you can maximize learning opportunities by scheduling weekly 1x1’s within your team. It will be harder to learn things from people outside of your larger team when remote - in my experience
I’ve noticed the same. Pre-covid I had a mentor in another department. Now, interdepartmental communications is rare.
I’ve found a lot of my networking/connections have been made in office, with managers there past 5. Just a thought.
You have to work harder at building connections, but it CAN be done. Schedule lots of 1-1’s, virtual coffees, touchpoints with peers and other partners. Makes for long days because you’ll be doing a lot of your actual work before/after hours as a result.
You can definitely still build relationships and seek out mentors in a remote environment. Chances are if the entire company is fully remote then I imagine they'd have some sort of structure in place to help with team building. You'll likely just have to go about it differently than if you were in person and of course a lot of it will vary based on the culture of the company.
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Depends on the company and industry.
Remote is possible but I do thinks there’s an extra layer of relationship building and learning that comes from simply being in the same place as others and having day to day convos. If you can do hybrid that’s the best of both worlds.
At the end of the day, if you’re gonna be remote, do good work and set appropriate boundaries. Hopefully, there will be good managers who recognize that you can go above and beyond within a normal time frame, and give you that recognition. If you’re able to do that, then you can spend additional hours networking and building relationships.
I won’t pretend that my own networking and growth hasn’t been successful due to working late hours…but the idea that someone working later then me is a harder worker is utterly fanciful
Being remote definitely comes with its pros and cons. It’s definitely much harder to network and build relationships when remote, especially outside of your direct work group, but still not impossible.
I think it matters more how much effort you put into continuing to try to network and branch out and remain connected.
With that said, there’s nothing like bonding over some after work drinks and meeting coworkers or associates of your coworkers face to face to help branch out further.
If you've never worked in an office to see how more senior people are handling their work, that's a problem. If you already have yours of experience working in a professional office then it probably doesn't make that much difference.
I think remote is better. You can get a quick 15 min call with a potential mentor via zoom rather than setting up a conference room. You don’t get the in person walk by chat, but you can talk to someone from across the country. I’m a younger prof and have found it better for talking to more people via remote
That depends on you. I have built excellent remote relationships/mentorships even before Covid as I work with people all over the World and do not get to travel as I am not high enough up the ladder. You have to be willing to work a little harder at asking questions, and being personable, but it can be done.
I think you can definitely find mentors and build relationships remotely. The most impactful mentor I ever worked with was a boss that lived hours away that I never met in person. We weren’t even working remotely, we just worked at different sites! So I vote find a job that fits you best and you’ll surely find ways to stay inspired
Depends on the company. I started right before the pandemic and was able to find a formal mentoring program, find an informal group of peers, join 2 EBRGs, and collaborate with my team, all through teams/webex.
I barely go into the office, even when I’m supposed to.
So it’s really up to you and how your company is structured.
Good luck. 🍀