Remote Workers Vs. In-Office Workers

A recent study looked into how proximity to coworkers on the job (i.e. in-office work vs. remote work) affected software engineers, specifically in terms of the amount of feedback they receive and their quit rate.

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Prior to COVID when remote work became more commonplace, engineers at the Fortune 500 company where this study was conducted would receive 21% more feedback if they worked in close proximity to their colleagues as opposed to working from an off-site location. 

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Once the pandemic normalized remote work, however, that feedback gap shrank substantially to just 6% more feedback for the on-site engineers relative to their remote counterparts.

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Further, the study noted that female coders and coders on the younger end of the spectrum who worked remotely saw a greater reduction in the amount of online feedback their work received from their fellow engineers. These subsets of workers were also more likely to leave the company as a result of decreased proximity from their coworkers. 

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You can find that study here.