Re:Ask HN: Have you experienced “hiring fraud?”
by gregmac on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @12:17AM
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A huge benefit is being able to see how people react to what you're saying. I especially like this during brainstorming or retrospective meetings.
The other is just to make work more fun. Beyond 3-4 people, everyone stays muted, and with no cameras, a lot of the jokes and banter just stops. Dead air is a soul-draining response to jokes (whether good or not) that an individual can only try so many times. This works well during scrum meetings (when it's just the small team anyway).
I say this as very much an introvert: meetings are tiring for me anyway; I'd rather they're not also boring.
The other is just to make work more fun. Beyond 3-4 people, everyone stays muted, and with no cameras, a lot of the jokes and banter just stops. Dead air is a soul-draining response to jokes (whether good or not) that an individual can only try so many times. This works well during scrum meetings (when it's just the small team anyway).
I say this as very much an introvert: meetings are tiring for me anyway; I'd rather they're not also boring.