Opinion by Megan McArdle: The dangers of remote work compound, especially for young employees.
Humans are a social species, evolved for face-to-face interaction. Anyone who worked or schooled remotely during the pandemic knows the drawbacks of moving to videoconference. The jerky, unnatural pace of conversation stifles spontaneity, and the distractions of home make it easy for people to check out, even when they want to pay attention.
Over time, those deficits accumulate. You haven’t made friends or built up a reservoir of goodwill with managers and peers that will carry you through rough patches . You didn’t hear the gossip about competitors that might alert you to opportunities — or warn you off similar mistakes. You haven’t listened to the war stories that teach you how to handle tricky situations, or get roped into an interesting project because you were chatting to the right person at the coffee maker.
How big an issue will this be for new graduates? That very much depends on whether the current situation persists. At the moment, labor markets are tight, and workers have a lot of bargaining power, which they are using to press for more remote options. But if we end up in a recession soon , employers will get some of that power back, and given the benefits to firms of having workers in proximity to one another, they might corral workers back into offices.
So the wise graduate will have at least a contingency plan against the possibility that corporate offices continue to spin employees out into exurban home offices or far-flung cities. And while I understand the peril of we old fogies offering advice , I’ll take the risk and offer some anyway: Be there.
Don’t take the job that lets you work from the beach, or your apartment. Pick a company with a headquarters, and move to the city where it is located. Come into the office multiple days a week, even if the space is two-thirds empty. Chat at the coffee maker. Listen over the lunch table.
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