📞 #VideoMeetings #WorkFromHome #MentalHealth
Can we take a moment to commiserate about the overload of video meetings in the Covid-era work environment? It’s like the only relic left from this time is making every call a video meeting, even for the simplest check-ins. Who else is feeling the frustration?
Here are some points to consider:
– Video calls for every little thing can be draining and time-consuming.
– The pressure to always have your camera on can add to the stress of virtual meetings.
– Dealing with technical issues like poor video/sound quality can be a hassle.
But fear not, there is a solution: Embrace a hybrid approach. Here’s how:
– Reserve video meetings for situations that truly require face-to-face interaction.
– Opt for phone calls for quick updates or one-on-one discussions.
– Encourage a culture that values flexibility and understanding when it comes to communication preferences.
Let’s work towards finding a balance that respects everyone’s time and mental well-being. Who’s with me? 🙌 #CommunicationBalance #HybridWorkModel
I still have all those items you say are lost – time to look for a job that values performance over butts in seats, and values you in general. They do exist. I also zoom with my camera off, and no one complains.
When I first started going back to the office at my last job, it was even worse than pre-covid. Because most the studio was still WFH, every meeting was still a zoom call. But instead of everyone going to a meeting room for their meeting, they`d stay at their desk, so you’d have 10 people all talking in the same area on different calls. Or you`d get echo from 2 people talking in the same meeting, but they sat right next to each other. It was super frustrating. I started going into the office because i liked the quiet, and the disconnect from home.
Now I work for a company that started and will stay as a remote only studio. It is night and day better. No cliques. People are readily available to jump on a quick call / huddle. They don’t try and push it off till the next day or whatever it was. Leadership understands that you wont always be at your computer. Just be there for meetings, and get your work done. Otherwise work when you want to. The number of times Ive seen my CEO go see a movie in a theater in the middle of the day is hilarious. Cameras can stay off if you want, but people tend to put them on when they need to talk, then turn them off again if they`re just listening. I’ve heard the same type of stories from other friends who started at a remote only job.
So, ya. If you like remote work, find a company that started in the last few years as a remote company. It’s such a big difference than the ones that started in an office and has leadership stuck in their old ways.
I prefer email over all. I hate the phone.
I do transcription from home and I have never been in a single video call, ever — not even for my interview. I can work when I want; just have to turn work in by the deadline. The money isn’t great, but no commute and I can work in a tank top and slides.
Also somehow back-to-back meetings are perfectly fine since they are on video.
Don’t forget the crippling inflation!
I’m not a fan of unnecessary meetings, but whether they are on video or not doesn’t matter to me. I tend to prefer to be on camera, but I don’t have an expectation for others to be on camera. I think meetings, whether video or audio only, are a far superior way to work out complicated issues (as opposed to, say, 28 back-and-forth emails in a thread) and talk things through in real time.
Another thing for me is the fact that they originally gave me a laptop to WFH then slowly reduced the number of days WFH and now the laptop is just sitting in my drawer at home so that if I cannot go to work (eg snowed in or whatever calamity) now I still have to work but remotely now, compared to pre-covid when those days were immediate day-offs.