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> I think it's much harder to develop those relationships in the first place if you start out remote from the get go. There are many coworkers I met during Cov
by prepend 3y ago
> I think it's much harder to develop those relationships in the first place if you start out remote from the get go.
There are many coworkers I met during Covid and have only known then remotely for years. I feel pretty close to them and know their kids, hobbies, etc.
In some cases I’ve gotten to meet them in person and it feels like I sat next to them for years.
In some ways it’s easier because I can have these virtual connections to more people, but in IRL I would only sit next to 1-3 people.
What I do miss is going to lunch every day. That was really nice. But at my current org, there’s no lunch culture so it was rare to eat lunch with people before remote work.
- kyleee 3y agoLunch is the true pandemic casualty
- johnnyanmac 3y ago>In some ways it’s easier because I can have these virtual connections to more people, but in IRL I would only sit next to 1-3 people. interesting, it's the opposite for me. I was in a small satellite office but I felt I got to know half of the 30 people in my area fairly quickly. once the office shut down I never saw nor talked to most of those people. Just my immediate team of 3-5 people (2 of which came after the pandemic). The main upside was that I did talk more to people in the main office than I did before, but there was no chance of any get together when we're 500 miles apart. I agree with missing lunch. That was definitely the best time to talk to people you'd never have a chance to otherwise.