Part of my team works in a different country, and whilst teams keep us talking, it’s not the same as being in the same room. I was lucky enough to meet them all in person at the start but now it feels like with the to me zones, cultural differences, even just missing out on small talk all adds up. If you work with teams in different countries, what helps you feel truly connected?

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We are a fully remote team, and we have a watercooler Teams chat where we can just share pictures, memes, jokes, and other conversational things that don't have to do with work. It's pretty active, and it makes us feel like we are all in this together, not just doing our own thing all over the country.

Oh I love this! I chat to one of my team pretty actively just about non work related things which definitely helps

I relate to this. My team is spread across three countries and the time zones make things tricky. What helps me is setting aside a regular informal catch up, no agenda, just a chance to chat like we would in the office.

Yeah I have this! Even with my manager who is across the world from me we have regular coffee chats just about anything non work related

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