What does remote work mean for the class of 2020 onwards?

Summary

Starting a career entirely through remote work creates a fundamentally different professional foundation than the office-based experience most career advice assumes, and twimbit team members who began their jobs without ever stepping into a physical workplace share what that experience actually involves. Remote work means something different to people who have no prior office experience to compare it against, a distinction that shapes how they approach onboarding, mentorship and day-to-day collaboration.

Participants reflect on which aspects of remote working came naturally and which required deliberate adjustment, from managing communication with colleagues they had never met in person to building the kind of informal relationships that typically develop around a physical office. Participants also weigh which remote work habits they expect to change once hybrid or in-office arrangements return, and how they are preparing for that shift.

Participants close by considering what an organisation can practically do to help remote and early-career employees feel more connected to their teams and to the broader company, a question with implications well beyond any single cohort of new hires.

• First-hand perspectives from employees who started their careers fully remote
• Practical suggestions for strengthening connection in hybrid work models

What does professional belonging look like for a generation that started their careers without ever sharing an office?