The faster career movement thing is real and I'd a big reason I go in.
No matter how effective learning remotely is, it's much more organic in person.
Not to mention relationship building with superiors is definitely a plus for a number of reasons:
- You can learn from them
- When promotion time comes around they know they would be able to work with you.
When promoting someone, being able to choose someone you know wouldn't drive you crazy is a huge positive. And most would rather promote someone they work well with than someone who is anti social but is 5% more effective in their metrics.
I was wondering if you could just ignore that characteristic