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Promotion or Responsibility? If a remote worker is trusted, gets things done and is an important cog in the wheel then limiting their growth would be an unwise
by semerda 6y ago
Promotion or Responsibility? If a remote worker is trusted, gets things done and is an important cog in the wheel then limiting their growth would be an unwise decision and ultimately cost the company a great employee. So why would remote work be an issue with a promotion — maybe remote work is also a filter for below satisfactory people managers. Either way, HR will have a lot to rethink how they run.
- cmiles74 6y agoThis implies a rationality that I have not often seen in my professional life. The places I have worked, HR has typically let the hiring manager decide if they want to promote an existing employee or start a new search. I don't expect remote work will change that much. Given that, it comes down to the hiring manager and I wouldn't feel comfortable that they are this level of rational either. They may have some pre-existing opinions about remote workers and those opinions may not all be reasonable. I think there's also reason for concern when a remote person has to "compete" with an in-office presence for the position. Qualifications and job performance aside, the person who is in the office every day, I suspect, has a real advantage here. I do think it is easier to form relationships in person, rather than over conference calls or Slack.