I think small teams, one on one collaboration, and interesting projects are key. It’s hard to get to know folks when sitting on a big zoom call, but I find wor

I think small teams, one on one collaboration, and interesting projects are key. It’s hard to get to know folks when sitting on a big zoom call, but I find working one on one works well for developing a bond. Once you spend many hours over many months working closely with someone, a bond develops and there is plenty of opportunity to get to know them along the way. In fact, you can do this just over slack - spend enough time hanging in a chat and people’s personalities are bound to come out. To be fair, you may be less likely to make a very close friend with a remote employee. But a friendly, productive working relationship is certainly easy to develop, and that’s all that’s necessary for most teams to function well. This strategy probably wouldn’t work with big teams where folks float in and out, or for roles where you have to meet new people all the time.