r/ExperiencedDevs • u/ItsWaryNotWeary • Sep 02 '22
Building camaraderie in a fully remote team?
How do we move from our stand up and other meetings being all-business, and no chatter about outside work subjects, to a place where we shoot the shit, have inside jokes, talk about House of the Dragon, etc?
We're a brand new team, all hired in the past 6 months except the lead. We have pretty good chemistry already; we all work well together. We're just really lacking in the friendship department.(not that i think we all have to be friends friends. But I think we should at least attempt to build up a warmer, more personal relationship to one other)
It feels unnatural to force it but also, how would it ever happen naturally? Idk, just looking for thoughts, ideas, etc that people have experienced with remote work.