How conducive an org's culture & policies are to remote work has a direct impact on remote workers. (Companies who were quickly forced into remote work at the start of the pandemic all fired a shotgun from 100 yards and hit the target everywhere. Those who hit the middle realized that remote work had its upsides. Those who missed reinforced their own bias against remote work and dug in their heels.)
Each team's implementation of these policies can vary which gives a member on one team a great experience and a another team a miserable one.
Remote workers all have different social needs. If you're lucky, your team fits your's. If you're not, your potential office BFF may be on a different remote team and you'll never meet them.
I spent 2016-2022 at the same org who was 50% remote and it was great. Early 2022 I moved to a new org and my team never spoke outside morning stand-ups and I hated it. I've now chosen a hybrid position where it's 95% up to me when I'm in office and it's been the perfect fit.
YMMV, not all orgs will do remote well. Not all workers will do remote well. Let's stop demonizing the other side and realize there is no single answer.
A few of my takes on it:
How conducive an org's culture & policies are to remote work has a direct impact on remote workers. (Companies who were quickly forced into remote work at the start of the pandemic all fired a shotgun from 100 yards and hit the target everywhere. Those who hit the middle realized that remote work had its upsides. Those who missed reinforced their own bias against remote work and dug in their heels.)
Each team's implementation of these policies can vary which gives a member on one team a great experience and a another team a miserable one.
Remote workers all have different social needs. If you're lucky, your team fits your's. If you're not, your potential office BFF may be on a different remote team and you'll never meet them.
I spent 2016-2022 at the same org who was 50% remote and it was great. Early 2022 I moved to a new org and my team never spoke outside morning stand-ups and I hated it. I've now chosen a hybrid position where it's 95% up to me when I'm in office and it's been the perfect fit.
YMMV, not all orgs will do remote well. Not all workers will do remote well. Let's stop demonizing the other side and realize there is no single answer.