I do alot of teams/Zoom mtgs and really struggle with those who refuse to put video on. I am dealing with adulst who I know and who would have had no problem with face to face mtgs in the past, I really don't understand why now they don't want to use the video function.
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muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
Had settled back into going into the office very part time but wondering if I need to take an afternoon to make sure I'm ready to work from home full time again
circleline
Well-Known Member
Don't want you to see their house..?
Thats easy use the blur background, cant see anything bar there head.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Only works on zoom if you have a decent video card.
They all have the same laptops as me and it works for me.
Steel Icarus
we move
I'll be WFH Wednesdays for at least the next few weeks as the whole dept is doing so. I don't even have any sessions or 1:1s with students. Today was lovely. Got loads done and feel very relaxed even though I've been quite busy. Once a week, especially in the middle of the week, is good.
Steel Icarus
we move
Well, I didn't get a lie in as Mrs SI and The Girl had to be up for their respective educational establishments but I think just the fact I haven't had the stress today of distancing, masks, sanitising and worrying has been a relief.
I've been going into the office. A couple of days a week there will be one or two other people in from other teams, but we've all sat at far ends of the room and kept out each others way.
Except yesterday. One team of 4 have come in to do some printing, and decided that they'll ignore all the rules to just sit at their regular desks right next to each other all day. Fucking madness. Like everything in the last 6 months has just passed them by.
I told the head of H&S but they were at it again today.
Just great if they cause a little outbreak on campus and fuck things up for those of us who actually have to be in.
Except yesterday. One team of 4 have come in to do some printing, and decided that they'll ignore all the rules to just sit at their regular desks right next to each other all day. Fucking madness. Like everything in the last 6 months has just passed them by.
I told the head of H&S but they were at it again today.
Just great if they cause a little outbreak on campus and fuck things up for those of us who actually have to be in.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
I'm now permanently WFH as they've closed our office. Not sure how I feel about it, to be honest - I miss commuting and having time to myself in nice air-conditioned meeting rooms, but I don't miss the expense of petrol or getting stuck in traffic jams. I suppose it also means I can work from anywhere I feel like now.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
You don't have the option to hide your face in a real life meeting. I mostly do have the video on, but will turn it off if I feel like hiding for any reason. Also sometimes turning camera off helps with a shit connection.
Our CEO almost never shows his face online. Which is weird because he's the most gregarious fucker I've ever met. I guess he likes having the option of not being seen once in a while.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
This is what I do - I spend a week a month at my parents house, they're getting on, so it's great to be able to spend time with them like this. That and I live onboard and am two thirds of the way through a three month journey. If I get bored of my office cabin, I have a 'laptop wanker' day out in a cafe somewhere. We cruise at weekends, work weekdays. Before the virus we'd wanted to go spend time with friends who live in Asia, who also WFH. Maybe one day. I've WFH for 17 years and I much prefer it, in an office all I ever did was watch the clock.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Not sure I'll be doing much of that, I like my 32" monitor and external keyboard/mouse too much. Plus I tend to listen to 80s hair metal at top volume when I'm working, which I don't think Starbucks would appreciate.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
We have monthly department meetings, the only one on video is the big boss, there can be 100+ in those meetings and when more than 10 are on screen, it does seem to cause problems. For those meetings, I am on mute, and usually read a book or play on my phone Still no date for going back to the office , but occasionally I do go to the neighbourhood in which I manage housing, next week I'm going there for the 4th time since March.
Still no date for going back to the office , but occasionally I do go to the neighbourhood in which I manage housing, next week I'm going there for the 4th time since March.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I'd like a lap top wanker day but I often have meetings or phone calls which can't be in public.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
purves grundy
ambient clown remix
I'm toking away on super silver haze hash, my feet are having an epsom salt foot soak and I'm putting the finishing touches to a consultancy terms of reference. Lovely stuff.
I had a mtg with 9 others today and everyone showed their face. The atmosphere in the mtg was the best I have had in a long time. People joking and generally interacting positively, highly recommend people try it out.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
No.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I don’t like to speak at all during Skype meetings. If I’ve got something to say I’ll chip in, but I’m not saying hello and goodbye. I’ll type it instead. I have my mike turned off as there’s nothing more irritating than hearing people scratching and breathing.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Yep. It's shit.
Sapphireblue
Well-Known Member
Skype was the market leader i think more than 10 years ago. It has long since gone downhill, Teams is basically its replacement and the Zoom people are possibly the only ones to be having a super good lockdown as they properly took advantage to tweak and improve and make themselves the popular choice.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
I find Zoom easier to use than Teams and haven't ever attempted to use skype for meetings. Teams seems to take over your camera after use and not release it for other programs plus it installed itself to start on start-up which I didn't want and thought was a liberty.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Yes, Skype seems to be flakier than Teams. We don't use Zoom at work, at least not for internal meetings so don't know anything about that.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
We had Skype at the beginning at work , was pretty swiftly dumped for Teams , which does work better. Haven't used Zoom for work , used it once on a quiz and it was great.
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