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Originally Posted by BryanBusby
I don't know if I would make a definite statement on that as I think it comes down to company culture more than remote or on site. I feel more connected with my current role now, where I am remote 99.9% of the time than I did vs the last on site role I held.
The team I was on for the on site role was treated like a bastard stepchild so didn't really care beyond the check and free ticket perk.
In this role there's more integration among the teams, across the board and they fly me in once a year for a brief on site visit. The other 362 days I am half way across the country.
The job in between was fully remote and everyone kept to themselves. It was terrible and I was glad to leave.
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Originally Posted by DaFace
Probably depends on the company culture a bit. The job I had from 2021-2024 was fully remote (with occasional days in the office, but not much), and I felt very connected there. But we did a lot to foster that - multiple standup meetings a week, recurring 1:1s with team members to connect, a time every other week to collaborate and brainstorm on big-picture challenges. I'm still close friends with a few from my team.
And then we got a new Chief Product Officer who laid off my entire team despite our former CEO calling us one of the most impactful teams in the organization. So again, it's a little tough to feel motivated to work hard when a random shift in executive leadership can result in you getting booted out of nowhere.
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I'd think simply experience, too... when I got into my current industry, being in the office didn't really connect me to the job, but I was basically an IT vendor and going out to vendor sites is what made it stick.
Working remotely now and even switching jobs doesn't change anything in terms of job connection.
I'd imagine that's similar for a lot of experienced people, too... you'll be connected more to the work regardless of where you work from.
I'd also guess it could be an issue for people who are newer to the work force, never personally meeting the people you work with or work for, etc.