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“For tomorrow’s meeting with (boss’s boss), “cameras on” is preferred.”

Posted by znufrii Apr 7 '22, 13:16

F*ck. Guess I’ll actually have to find a decent looking spot to take a call for once.

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I can't tell you the last time I've had a call/meeting without video. It's probably been 1.5-2 years? -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 14:53
We always have to have our cameras on for meetings. Backgrounds are fine, but we have to show our faces for some reason. -- nm - sycor Apr 7, 13:33 1
- To make sure you aren't actually two lab mice who joined the meeting as part of an intricate plot to take over the world. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 7, 14:52
Companies are asking for this more and more. I've read some business articles about it lately. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:28 18
- Last month I had my *first* meeting that a person did *not* have their camera on. There was a general unrest amongst the rest of the participants - Spawn Apr 7, 13:46
- It’s an interesting contrast, because my wife is always on camera for calls. - znufrii Apr 7, 13:31 1
  - Kim's probably 50/50. There's an expectation on some calls but not that many. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:38
- I hate IT! its pointless. -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 7, 13:30 3
  - It's about control. There's no business justification for it. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:38 1
    - Exactly -- nm - Epiphany! Apr 7, 14:33
  - I'm getting better at " my camera doesn't seem to be working" though. -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 7, 13:30
- I don't really like 'letting work into my home' like that. It's silly, I'm sure, but it feels invasive -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:29 10
  - (I guess if I had an 'office' in my place it might be different, but my office is my living room) -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:33 9
    - At least you have a living room ;-) - JD Apr 7, 13:39 2
      - I pay a lot for the privilege of a bedroom and a living room that are separate rooms! -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:43 1
        
        and conversely I get the cost benefit of only renting a room - JD Apr 7, 13:47
    - You don't use a generic background instead of your home? -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:37 4
      - I want people to see how nice and clean the one corner of my house visible on camera is! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 7, 14:20
      - Anytime someone else uses one of those backgrounds, if they move the background fades away temporarily IME so what's the point? -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:42 2
        
        Depends on camera quality. Potato cameras get bad quality backgrounds. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 13:52 1
        
        I’ve seen enough things/people that weren’t meant to be visible that I have continued to refuse to do it - I don’t have a spare bedroom or - i.b.! Apr 7, 14:30
    - ditto -- nm - Max Apr 7, 13:36
That’s what backgrounds are for. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 13:24 5
- They're not going to care about the background when they see I'm shirtless laying in bed. -- nm - Ender Apr 7, 14:06
- I wouldn’t know, because I’ve spent the last two years working remotely not having to be on camera. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 13:28 2
  - Most of mine are not on camera but everyone once in a while I do (other than Japanese class). At some point my company finally made some for us to use - spamlet Apr 7, 13:41
  - Yeah, 99% of my meetings are no camera. We currently have one meeting (to review Manager training) where they want video on. - JaxSean Apr 7, 13:31
- They seem to fizzle out the moment you move though -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:27

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