Your junior engineers don’t need an office. They need you
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The debate over whether junior engineers need to be in-office misses the real issue: most companies never had a reliable system for mentoring new hires in the first place. Proximity was never a guarantee of learning — luck determined who sat near the right person. Research shows that manager involvement in onboarding makes new hires 3.5x more likely to be satisfied, yet many organizations still skip structured check-ins. Experts argue that remote work actually forces companies to intentionally design onboarding programs, which benefits everyone more consistently than the informal, chance-based mentorship of office environments. Practical recommendations include structured mentorship pairings, regular manager check-ins, clearly defined success criteria, and multi-week onboarding plans.
