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> Junior engineers are missing out on lots of knowledge transfer I have worked as an engineer for > 20 years, and I currently work at a company of several hund
by angoragoats 3y ago
> Junior engineers are missing out on lots of knowledge transfer
I have worked as an engineer for > 20 years, and I currently work at a company of several hundred people that has been remote-only since its founding before the pandemic. I have personally helped to onboard a junior engineer on my team, and it's gone just as well as the junior engineers I've helped onboard at previous (in-office) companies. You can't make blanket statements like this; it's all about the processes that have been set up to facilitate knowledge sharing, camaraderie, etc.
- somewhat_drunk 3y agoAgreed 100%. Fully remote can be just as (or more) productive as onsite, but the processes need to be created specifically around fully remote work. Very few companies are doing that. They're giving remote work the old college try, throwing up their hands, and finding excuses to bring everyone back in.
- KerrAvon 3y agoThis, right fucking here. Bingo. Add activist investors pressuring them for no particularly good reason other than social domineering to push people back into the office.
- stevage 3y agoI'm even more surprised about this one experience I had where I was the only remote member of a team. There weren't really any special processes, but everyone seemed to have a strong desire to make me feel included, and it worked out really well.