Zooming in instead of sitting together, e-mails instead of verbal agreements and spontaneous lunch with the boss is no longer necessary: many have now got used to this socially stripped-down everyday work.
Extra work, special skills and commitment, which would attract attention in the office, often go unseen.
Together with reports on austerity measures and the tense economic situation, the impression arises that the chances of career advancement are currently generally poor. But is it really like that? “There are also promotions in a crisis - albeit less often than before,” says Torsten Biemann, Professor of Personnel Management and Leadership from the University of Mannheim. Ambitious employees have to be patient - but by no means give up the prospect of more responsibility and a higher salary.