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I feel like I live in a bizzaro world... First, I’ve been working remotely over skype, audio-only, for over a decade. Yet in 2020 and with the emergence of zoo

I feel like I live in a bizzaro world... First, I’ve been working remotely over skype, audio-only, for over a decade. Yet in 2020 and with the emergence of zoom, it’s suddenly become an expectation that everyone is incessantly and awkwardly staring at each other through screens for the whole workday. Second, the few times I’ve used Zoom it’s been absolutely garbage, with video and sound dropping or just not there (this was a university paying for Zoom’s services). Yet I use teams everyday, and while I have plenty of complaints about it, at least I can get the sound and (screen-sharing) video that I actually need for my work.

8ytecoder 5y ago
I don't know - my company/team (except for one or two instances of introductions) never expect us to turn on video. Some people do; other don't; just do your thing. Turning on the video is especially hard on women. From what I have heard from friends they have to get ready and put on makeup as if they're going to work simply because they're expected to be on zoom video all day long.
lmm 5y ago
Are you using an old version? Skype was good once but has gotten buggier and more bloated with each new release. > Second, the few times I’ve used Zoom it’s been absolutely garbage, with video and sound dropping or just not there (this was a university paying for Zoom’s services). Yeah that absolutely sounds like bizzaro world. Zoom somehow works a lot better than anything else, IME. (I wish it didn't, there are many things I don't like about it)
- cannabis_sam 5y ago
  I don’t really use skype anymore, but I never had that many issues with it even if I updated.. But yeah, I fully accept that other people have generally found Zoom to be better than the alternatives. Friends that teach (university in this case) says it’s been a godsend.
detaro 5y ago
That's far from universal expectation. I use the camera almost exclusively in primarily social calls (and sometimes one-on-one calls). Even when talking to customers its rare.

8ytecoder 5y ago

I don't know - my company/team (except for one or two instances of introductions) never expect us to turn on video. Some people do; other don't; just do your thing. Turning on the video is especially hard on women. From what I have heard from friends they have to get ready and put on makeup as if they're going to work simply because they're expected to be on zoom video all day long.

lmm 5y ago

Are you using an old version? Skype was good once but has gotten buggier and more bloated with each new release. > Second, the few times I’ve used Zoom it’s been absolutely garbage, with video and sound dropping or just not there (this was a university paying for Zoom’s services). Yeah that absolutely sounds like bizzaro world. Zoom somehow works a lot better than anything else, IME. (I wish it didn't, there are many things I don't like about it)

cannabis_sam 5y ago
I don’t really use skype anymore, but I never had that many issues with it even if I updated.. But yeah, I fully accept that other people have generally found Zoom to be better than the alternatives. Friends that teach (university in this case) says it’s been a godsend.

detaro 5y ago

That's far from universal expectation. I use the camera almost exclusively in primarily social calls (and sometimes one-on-one calls). Even when talking to customers its rare.