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> treatment of Linux as a second class citizen worked out to be in my favour. I don't know if being able to "get away with" not turning on your video is really
by xyzelement 5y ago
> treatment of Linux as a second class citizen worked out to be in my favour.
I don't know if being able to "get away with" not turning on your video is really in your favor. I am probably rare in this, but probably every month I end up seeing that someone is visibly stressed/exhausted on a Zoom, ask them about it and we usually end up talking about it and solving it.
Like "holly shit noisy_boy, you look really tired - everything OK?" could give you a chance to open up about your concerns about your work or family stress that would otherwise never come up in a factual update, and as a manager, there's a TON I can help with once I am aware.
To be fair I am probably in a minority of people who look for this kind of thing but just pointing out "hiding" isn't always good.
- nxpnsv 5y agoI hope you save comments like that for 1:1, clearly it is overstepping for a standup...
- xyzelement 5y ago> I hope you save comments like that for 1:1, clearly it is overstepping for a standup... It depends on the person, team, and situation. Obviously there are more sensitive contexts where discretion is needed. When I don't think that's necessary, I err on the side of just asking. I want my team to do this to each other too.