I could not agree more. My 11+ years of experience in fast growing remote office of a big tech company are completely consistent with this what you have described.
The only thing I have to add that co-location with leadership is even more important as a manager. There was a period of time when our org’s leadership shifted to the local site. This made me realize how many opportunities I was previously missing: being able to have a quick chat about an issue in the morning or between meetings had a huge effect on staying in sync. Those opportunities just don’t exist for remote people: messages/emails and weekly meetings just cut it.
100% correct, but I still wouldn't move :)
I could not agree more. My 11+ years of experience in fast growing remote office of a big tech company are completely consistent with this what you have described.
The only thing I have to add that co-location with leadership is even more important as a manager. There was a period of time when our org’s leadership shifted to the local site. This made me realize how many opportunities I was previously missing: being able to have a quick chat about an issue in the morning or between meetings had a huge effect on staying in sync. Those opportunities just don’t exist for remote people: messages/emails and weekly meetings just cut it.