Remote work makes building trust so much harder, right? I've been with my company for nearly a year, and haven't met anyone face-to-face. I can't tell if my team thinks I'm dependable or if I'm even making the right impression. Is it normal to feel like this, or is it because it's my first job?

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Are you available when people need you? Do you deliver high quality work and don't miss deadlines? Those are the things that make you dependable, not coffee chats and small talks

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Probably a little of both. Is the rest/most of your team remote?

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i think this depends person to person. i personally never had an issue building trust with folks. but that’s because we are zooming to do PR’s, sketch out designs, diagrams. doing the collaboration builds trust.

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I haven’t meet anyone in my team face to face in the 2+ years I’ve been on the team now. I don’t even know what most of them look like as we’ve never once had a meeting with cameras on.

I can say it’s had no impact on trust or work performance within our team. Rather than focus on those type of silly things, we can focus 100% on work.

Does your manager bring you in for important meetings/projects? Do teammates ask you your opinion or to review code? Almost a year is quite a while to still not be sure. It does sound like it could be more anxiety. You could always ask your manager how your performance is and what areas you can be focusing on for improvement.

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Definitely by a year you should be less concerned with perception others have of you. At least I definitely do, I spend the first year proving myself to them so that I don’t have to afterwards. This is why I don’t get the people who job hop so much just when it gets good

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Has anyone actually said anything that makes you think there's a problem? Or is this just anxiety talking? Because in my experience, the people who worry about making the right impression are usually the ones who don't need to worry.

Yes, it’s completely normal to feel that way. Remote work makes building trust and rapport much harder, especially when you haven’t met anyone in person. Even experienced employees sometimes struggle with the uncertainty of how they’re perceived. You can try to improve your presence by over-communicating progress, asking for feedback regularly, and joining optional team calls or chats to stay visible.

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