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Is the webcam a west coast thing? I work remotely for a NYC based company, and in the hundreds of meetings I've had both internally and with people from other c
by learc83 8y ago
Is the webcam a west coast thing? I work remotely for a NYC based company, and in the hundreds of meetings I've had both internally and with people from other companies, not once has someone turned on a webcam (or requested it).
- taurath 8y agoIt’s a tech vs non tech thing. Everyone in older companies tend to be used to communicating by phone.
- Aeolun 8y agoI don’t know. Without a webcam I am missing about 100% of all your nonverbal communication. I can see why one would be handy. Is it really that hard to put on a shirt for your meetings?
- stronglikedan 8y ago> missing...nonverbal communication Screen sharing?
- GrinningFool 8y agoI don't think that was the non-verbal communication he was referring to.
- stronglikedan 8y agoI was hoping it wasn't body language, because that's more of a detriment to the meeting, since it's completely subjective. We have an exec that constantly interrupts meetings to ask people about their body language, but the bad part is that he's almost always interpreted it incorrectly, and he proceeds to make mountains out of molehills and waste everyone's time (often while making people extremely uncomfortable). Unless it's a sales presentation where a professional salesperson needs to "read the room", we're better off without cams.
- matwood 8y agoWe are east coast and always use webcams. I find it really helps communication. If the goal is to match the level of communication of being local, then webcams are a must.
- ghaff 8y agoEast coast company. Turning on webcams is pretty common but by no means universal. It's more common in smaller meetings.