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

Summary

For a cohort of employees whose careers began entirely outside a physical office, remote work is not a deviation from the norm but the only professional reality they have known so far. twimbit team members who joined and onboarded remotely discuss how that experience compares with the traditional office-based path more established colleagues took for granted.

Which parts of remote working came easily, from flexible scheduling to asynchronous communication, and which required more conscious effort, particularly building rapport with colleagues and understanding unwritten team norms without the benefit of in-person cues, both come into focus. Participants also weigh how remote onboarding shaped their sense of company culture compared with what they imagine an office-based introduction would have offered.

Looking ahead, participants weigh which remote habits they expect to carry forward and which they anticipate changing as hybrid work becomes more common, along with concrete ideas for how organisations can help remote and early-career staff feel genuinely connected to their teams.

• Perspectives on onboarding and team-building without a shared physical workspace
• Ideas for strengthening connection as hybrid work models take hold

How does a career built entirely on remote work reshape expectations of what a workplace is supposed to feel like?