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> As a counterpoint people with young children seem to spend at least some time each week during work hours taking care of their kids while their partner (whose
by com2kid 5y ago
> As a counterpoint people with young children seem to spend at least some time each week during work hours taking care of their kids while their partner (whose on maternity leave) is doing something else.
That is me, and I account for time off during day to play with my 10 month son by spending an extra hour after dinner finishing up work.
WfH gives me the flexibility to do that. WfH also means I don't have to take an entire day off if my son has a mid-day doctors appointment. Everyone wins.
> Also the constant background noise of kids crying or some kids show playing it pretty annoying.
Your company should spend the few extra $$ on good headsets for everyone.
- nextlevelwizard 5y agoCompany has given out headsets to everyone, but people are impossible to please so most people (myself included) aren't using the official ones for variety of reasons. Plus a lot of it is about the MS Teams which has no software support for noise isolation or cancelling. I can see it clearly when I'm using Discord; if I don't talk, I don't broadcast. In Teams if I am quiet Teams will keep cranking up the volume until some sound AC hum, typing, whatever gets picked up and I am constantly broadcasting.
- com2kid 5y ago> Plus a lot of it is about the MS Teams which has no software support for noise isolation or cancelling My company uses WebEx, which in 2020 had no background noise elimination, but now days it does it quite well. I can be in a room with another person talking, loudly, and it won't come through on my mic. But I also have a nice Bose headset. My wife's headset with a dedicated boom mic also works really well in this regard. Airpods, eh, not sure how much I trust people using airpods. :) FWIW unless I am talking, I mute myself, and all of my colleagues do the same.