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Through projects? I'm working remotely and it's the same as in person. First few months is about everyone feeling each other out once you understand more you give people more trust in those areas.

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First few months is often the duration of a project, especially for those working on a contract basis.

Remote and in person can reach the same level of trust and productivity, but I do believe that people reach that level faster in person as opposed to oddly forced zoom happy hours.

It might be false trust. I wouldn't use conversation to judge in person or remotely. Is what is commited into the repo after a week or two what I expected. Is what documentation was produced what I expected?

Agreed. Also - one benefit of going remote is you can more easily avoid anyone you dislike! So that's a win over the office.

This can also backfire when it's easier to avoid confrontation which if resolved would be a net gain for everyone.

Most confrontations can be resolved beforehand. The confrontation is unnecessary, take small steps to improve relations. Even a firing shouldn't be a confrontation it should be part of a process .

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