Remote working for juniors is not a walk in the park
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Everyone adores Remote working!!
Is everyone 100% ready for it, though?
Once upon a time...
The big bang of IT and remote working
Pre and post-Covid
Pre and post-Covid
- more young people choose an IT career nowadays
- people consider remote working a huge plus (if not a must-have)
- young employees tend to jump to remote working straight ahead
Remote working challenges for juniors
Guidance and mentorship
- Who should I follow as an example and a role model?
- Can I get some feedback when I need it, please?
- I am struggling here, anybody?
Isolation and Disconnection
- Who is who?
- Why do they have their camera off when we talk? Do they really like me?
- Am I in the right place?
Career Development
- Should I ask questions, and if so, to whom?
- Will they consider me stupid if I ask?
- Does anybody notice how hard I try?
Communication challenges
- Why did I get an emoji with a smirk? WTF!!!
- Should I use Slack or Jira to report a problem?
- Why do we have Slack if people answer after 5 hours?
Managerial burden
- I don't have time for juniors
- Juniors slow me down
- I want to work only with non-juniors
How fun are these?
Once we were juniors, right?
Juniors are the future and they really need us
Questions
