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Sorry to stray offtopic, but are remote junior dev jobs feasible?
by lostPoncho 9y ago
Sorry to stray offtopic, but are remote junior dev jobs feasible?
- p4lindromica 9y agoyou need to be in the office as a junior dev because you don't know what you don't know and you can learn a lot through osmosis
- andkenneth 9y agoLearning by osmosis is just not a thing. You can't just smack a junior in the middle of a team that doesn't effectively do remote, but a team with a good remote culture should certainly have no issues with a junior being remote as well.
- p4lindromica 9y agohow does a junior dev know the difference when accepting a job offer? (aka you don't know what you don't know)
- whipoodle 9y agoMaybe. I wouldn't recommend it.
- isostatic 9y agoHow remote? 1 visit every 6 months, or 1 day a week? And what type of dev - software, or something more BBC specific involving actual broadcast?
- lostPoncho 9y ago1 visit every 6 months based on location and software
- sumobob 9y agoI have mixed feelings on this, it seems to me it is doable, but it requires 2 important things: 1. The Junior has worked remote before. If you get someone where this is their first remote job, unless they're incredibly organized and have a remote strategy they will lose socialization and much more. 2. A ton of work on the manager's part. Mentoring sessions, checkins, very active communication channels etc.