I have been working from home for nearly 8 years now with a very small team (2-3 other people over the years max, mainly just with 1 other). We have been using

I have been working from home for nearly 8 years now with a very small team (2-3 other people over the years max, mainly just with 1 other). We have been using VSee to keep a constant video/audio feed going. We both have microphones which are muted, and if we need to ask a question we just press unmute and talk away. For smaller teams that need to communicate a lot, I think something like this is the best setup because like you said, it's not a lag from a messenger.. having to make a new phone call etc if you just want to ask a simple question.