「上司はカメラオフで1on1面談」「同期の顔も知らない」リモート漬け新卒1年目のリアル

It's almost been a year since the new employees in 2021 joined the company. It is not uncommon for new employees who have joined the company in an environment where "remote work is the norm" to come to work only a few times so far. [See all images] "The boss has a 1on1 interview with the camera off" "I don't even know the face of the sync" Remote pickled New graduates in the first year And what do they think now about their future careers? A year ago, I interviewed three new employees who joined the company in 2021.

Online 1on1, Boss off camera

Hana (pseudonym), who joined a foreign-affiliated company, has only been to the office three times so far. It is no longer unusual for the office to be sparsely populated (the photo is an image).

"I have regular online 1on1s, but my boss is off camera. I can only understand emotions by the tone of my voice. During the 30-minute 1on1, I was asked, 'Is there anything you want to talk about?' There were times when I said, 'I said,' and there was a moment of silence." Hana (pseudonym, 23 years old), who works for a foreign-affiliated company, finds it difficult to get along with her boss. Hana has only been to an office in Tokyo three times so far. One of them was to go to work to get a health checkup. “With remote work, I can wake up slowly in the morning, and I have the freedom to work at my parents’ house or anywhere I like.However, I long for an environment where I can go to the office and talk to my seniors, and my boss introduces me to another employee. I don't have anything, but I think it's ideal to come to work about once every two weeks."

My feelings changed after meeting for the first time

Hana works in sales, but all business negotiations are conducted online. You need permission to come to work, but even if you go to work, your boss and fellow employees are mostly working remotely, so they are not in the office. All communication with the sales team is via chat. When he received a long message from his boss via chat, he said, "It was hard because I couldn't read his emotions." It wasn't until more than half a year after joining the company that the situation took a turn for the better. It wasn't until I had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the team members for the first time. “It wasn’t until I met them face to face that I understood the personalities and relationships of the seniors. When I talked to my boss, who I had one-on-one with, I was able to understand that he was surprisingly frank and human. I also think..."

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