But it is a sad reality that the colleague who is around to have a coffee with the boss after the meeting is more likely to get ahead. Of course, those working remotely can ensure they have plenty to say during virtual meetings. They are also likely to make the antiquated assumption that people in the office are more productive than those at home.īy way of contrast, those working remotely are likely to be inadvertently excluded from important meetings, overlooked for development opportunities and less likely to be in front of their manager’s mind when promotional or new roles become available. The more an employee has “face time” with a supervisor, the more likely they will receive feedback, be recognised for their achievements and be able to take advantage of incidental, career-enhancing opportunities that might arise.Īt the same time, managers are more likely to bond with those who they spend more time with, perceive them as more engaged and more reliable and provide them with work opportunities that develop new skills.
Proximity plays a role in promotions, with office-bound employees deriving unseen career-building benefits because of their physical closeness to colleagues and, particularly, their bosses. It is not impossible to advance your career while working from home – but the climb up the ladder is somewhat steeper. However, with many of us now embracing the remote work movement, the challenge of being able to climb the ladder from home has become a hot topic. It used to be a career issue that affected only a few. Proximity bias, which is described as the tendency for people in positions of authority to show favouritism or give preferential treatment to those workers who are physically close by, can derail remote workers’ efforts to be promoted. If you are working from the home office some or all of the time and hope to continue your climb up the career ladder, it might be a good idea to hot-foot it back to your office desk. Yet while there is clearly much to be gained from remote work, there are growing fears those who thrive with their new-found autonomy might end up missing out on another liberty: the freedom to advance their career. Remote work released employees from the grasp of senseless office gossip, the manacles of the micromanager, the curse of time-draining commutes and the perils of the much-maligned open-plan offices. When COVID-19 first unstrapped employees from their office cubicles, a raft of new freedoms were quickly realised and enjoyed.
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