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post 1663018753 06-17-2022, 11:26 AM
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If you don’t turn video on during meetings you are a weirdo and limiting your career

Only people who don’t have normal social skills don’t turn their video on during meetings.

I’ve been on plenty of calls where we all have our cameras turned on and one weirdo can’t be bothered with turning their video on

That just screams not a team player, lack of social skills, which will halt any type of career advancement.

Can’t believe there are some people so lazy that they can’t even be bothered to turn their cameras on during a meeting.
post 1663019043 06-17-2022, 11:31 AM
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It's called Insecurity and Social anxiety Sweaty, look it up

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post 1663019203 06-17-2022, 11:34 AM
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If I leave it off then Jennifer from HR can’t see me polishing my wizard staff when I hear her talking about diversity and inclusion.
post 1663020043 06-17-2022, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted By Evolutionary1⏩
It's called Insecurity and Social anxiety Sweaty, look it up

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Lol imagine being socially anxious in a virtual setting. Jeez
post 1663020313 06-17-2022, 11:54 AM
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True and it's plain f*cking rude

Most of the time it's some lazy ass WFHcel who clearly just woke up and is still half naked
post 1663020473 06-17-2022, 11:58 AM
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Actually agree. If you’re allowed to wfh then at the very least turn your god damn camera on you ugly bastard
post 1663020653 06-17-2022, 12:02 PM
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Met with a prospective company we wanted to do business with. Turn my cam on, and they don't have theirs on. I'm wearing athleisure and they proceed to turn their cams on and they're wearing hoodies. People can be rather insecure about appearance in business.

My company promotes a laid back atmosphereso I regularly meet with companies and the poor saps have suits on. Imagine traveling for business and having to pack a suit.
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post 1663020663 06-17-2022, 12:02 PM
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Ok Boomer

I do it to disrespect you and establish my dominance. Since you're complaining about it I can say it's working.
post 1663020723 06-17-2022, 12:02 PM
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Nah it's a place of business I'm here to be heard not seen. No real reason why you should have to see a live video feed of the person when talking about TPS reports. If they want something visual they can schedule an in-person meeting like a professional and see me then.

But nah Zoom4lyfe cuz we are cool hip millennials.
post 1663020753 06-17-2022, 12:03 PM
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Would rather a person leave the camera off than to have some gay ass glamour shot of themselves showing.
post 1663020773 06-17-2022, 12:03 PM
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In the majority of meetings I've been in, whether it's Zoom, Google Meet, Skype or whatever other platform, most people keep their cameras off. Some times we'll share screens, but most of the time, all cameras are off.
I use these meetings as a time to get other stuff done. Laundry, dishes, recycling and trash, get some time in on the stationary bike.
post 1663021743 06-17-2022, 12:26 PM
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lmao youre probably right, but showing my stained undershirt and lying on couch on video would be way worse.
post 1663021883 06-17-2022, 12:29 PM
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If you have your camera on and you are not a speaker, I can tell you're a zoomer that really needs attention so I will ignore you.
post 1663022013 06-17-2022, 12:32 PM
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I haven't been in a meeting in the last 2 years that had less than 12 people in it....and multiple people sharing documents throughout. We are actually asked to keep our cameras off.

That being said......I'm usually the only if not 1 of 2 that have a profile pic......95% of people I interact with just have the circle with their initials and do not give a chit about seeing who their talking to.

If I'm meeting 1 on 1 with someone Ill turn my camera on but only if they want to. Most 1 on 1's involve sharing/going over documents and nobody wants to look at anybody elses stupid face.
post 1663022173 06-17-2022, 12:36 PM
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I am an old guy and I run a fairly large sized organization (no e-brag). The company I work for has been almost 100% virtual for the last decade. Companies that are new to virtual working due to Covid want you to have your camera on because they are still petrified someone might be sitting on a beach or they simply want "face time"..

After a decade of managing a global at home employee work base - I dont care about externalities outside of the fact you get your work done.

Give it a decade and all of these new work from home companies wont care one bit about having video on...
post 1663022533 06-17-2022, 12:42 PM
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You'll get points deducted for not having your camera on in CC when virtual classes was a thing.
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post 1663022793 06-17-2022, 12:46 PM
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my last employer told us all that there were to be no cameras on during calls due to the amount of bandwidth it took up. Only one or two people use theirs at my current job. Most of us having dual monitors and a dock station so our laptops are be default closed all day. Mine is actually backwards to me because the port for the dock station is on the opposite side
post 1663022993 06-17-2022, 12:50 PM
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post 1663023153 06-17-2022, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
my last employer told us all that there were to be no cameras on during calls due to the amount of bandwidth it took up. Only one or two people use theirs at my current job. Most of us having dual monitors and a dock station so our laptops are be default closed all day. Mine is actually backwards to me because the port for the dock station is on the opposite side
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
Most of us have a dock station Mine is actually backwards to me because the port for the dock station is on the opposite side
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post 1663023393 06-17-2022, 12:55 PM
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Camera off crew.

The fact OP cares so much about what other people are doing rather than worrying about himself just exposes how beta he is.
post 1663023503 06-17-2022, 12:57 PM
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For some people, its just better to leave the camera off.
post 1663023613 06-17-2022, 12:59 PM
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Do all my calls on a phone unless I need to screen share then I join on my PC while still doing voice on the phone. They get double black boxes from me.
post 1663024483 06-17-2022, 01:15 PM
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Sometimes I wonder how some people even manage day-to-day in-person meetings in a conference room.
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Originally Posted By natypes⏩
Mine was on I'm just black you racist scum.
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Thankfully no one at my job ever turns theirs on. The 1 or 2 "team players" that did thankfully gave up.
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Originally Posted By Dogkrack⏩
lmao youre probably right, but showing my stained undershirt and lying on couch on video would be way worse.
Lol put a clean polo on ffs. Lol

I mean ****, you don’t even need to put on pants.
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The older I get I realize most people's careers aren't about their skillset but rather how they manage their relationships and how they communicate with people so yeah I definitely agree with you OP.
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I just mimic the room srs.

If everyone is doing cameras on, I turn it on. If not, I turn it off.

I feel like this is the best move at this time.
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Originally Posted By _zman⏩
Met with a prospective company we wanted to do business with. Turn my cam on, and they don't have theirs on. I'm wearing athleisure and they proceed to turn their cams on and they're wearing hoodies. People can be rather insecure about appearance in business.

My company promotes a laid back atmosphereso I regularly meet with companies and the poor saps have suits on. Imagine traveling for business and having to pack a suit.
I wear hoodies and tshirts all the time in my virtual meetings, and always have the camera on.

It’s just more respectful to the person you’re speaking with and allows for body language to be read as well.

I probably won’t promote anyone that doesn’t get on camera during meetings. It’s not the not getting on camera as the reason, it’s what it says about the person who doesn’t, particularly a lack of social skills. The higher up a person advances, the more social skills the person needs to have.
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