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I've been working remotely for 10 years and I agree that for junior developers, onsite is a much better way to learn and create a network.



Have to agree! I love my remote work lifestyle, especially since I have kids at home. But it works for me partly because I have a strong network that I built earlier in my career in face-to-face settings. There are lots of people I can call outside of my immediate group to learn about different areas, hear the actual gossip in some sub-industry, or get a recommendation for folks to hire. I've found it much harder to make new connections like that while remote, and I think this lends itself to professionally productive but not personally close relationships.




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