A downside of remote work for young people: missed promotions

Bloomberg reports that lots of millennials are fed up with 100% work from home.

While experienced employees often have established professional networks and dedicated home offices, younger staff say the pandemic has left them under-informed and cut off from their teams. There are now growing concerns that they are missing out on career opportunities older colleagues took for granted.

Well over half of staff aged 21-30 stressed the importance of being able to meet and work with colleagues in person again, according to a 6,000-person survey carried out for Sharp Europe, a part of Sharp Corp., results of which were shared with Bloomberg. Nearly 60% said working in a modern, collegiate office environment has become more important to them over the past year.

I've been blogging about how the lockdowns harmed the careers and mental health of young people. The shift to work at home may be great for older workers who have connections in the workplace. Young people may find work at home enjoyable in the short term but not so pleasant in the longer term.