Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by missedthecue on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:00PM
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Because successful business is all about relationships, and it's very difficult to build relationships with people you never see.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by void_mint on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:03PM
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This is just handwaved nonsense. You're telling me that prior to video calls, people didn't cultivate relationships on non-video phonecalls? Just total nonsense.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by missedthecue on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:58PM
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It's harder to. Why do you think long distance relationships are so hard and fail more frequently?
Building relationships is always easier face to face, whether it's a business, platonic, or romantic relationship.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by fuzzfactor on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:44PM
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Certain elements of successs are best deployed by actually showing up in person.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by void_mint on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:46PM
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> Certain elements of successs are best deployed by actually showing up in person.
Sure, but how does that relate to video calls? They are by definition not in person, camera or not.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by fuzzfactor on Monday September 27, 2021 @04:10AM
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I think if you can be effective enough by showing up in person, there won't be a need for video calls.
Re:Stop making employees turn on webcams during meetings
by void_mint on Monday September 27, 2021 @01:02PM
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> I think if you can be effective enough by showing up in person, there won't be a need for video calls.
The opposite is true as well. Why show up in person when you can be effective remotely?
I feel like we're just saying things now though.
It's not simple at all.
Sure, you cannot replace an in-person experience with an online experience with no other changes. But why would you? You can't replace a car ride with a motorcycle, but you can absolutely travel effectively with a motorcycle. Thinking there's only one way to work, and if that way doesn't work in all contexts the working context is correct, is just silly.