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Ok, constructive feedback - Why I think this product isn't for me or my company - When 7/10 team mates comply and keep it on always, the pressure is on the rem
by neya 5y ago
Ok, constructive feedback -
Why I think this product isn't for me or my company - When 7/10 team mates comply and keep it on always, the pressure is on the remaining 3 to turn on their cameras as well. I can understand the need if it's a sales or pre-sales call, but this would be a pressure even for daily/bi-weekly standup calls.
The most important point of all - when you go offline, it is now amplified in terms of visibility. For example, when I work remote, I'm not 24/7 on my desk. Heck, I may not even be on my desk for hours when others are working, but I may work at night to compensate for that when it's usually peaceful. But, a manager's perception of me might be that I'm most of the time unavailable, when it's not true. This may affect my performance reviews, etc.
IF you had pitched this as an alternative to Zoom with a privacy angle, that would be a real sweet deal for me. Perhaps, you could try to have a separate sales page for it as a pro-privacy zoom alternative, I have a feeling it may be received well by remote workers like us than what is pitched on the homepage.
I hope this feedback helps :)
- bitwize 5y ago> Heck, I may not even be on my desk for hours when others are working, but I may work at night to compensate for that when it's usually peaceful. Check your employee handbook. Chances are pretty good you're not allowed to actually do this.
- neya 5y agoDepending on where you work, you maybe right and/or wrong. You're held accountable for the deliverables, not for the time stamps. I never work with companies that do time stamps, might as well go to a 9-5 for that.
- embirico 5y agoAppreciate this feedback! Our site is ~6 months stale and we're working on updates next week onwards, so this is very timely. > When 7/10 team mates comply and keep it on always, the pressure is on the remaining 3 to turn on their cameras as well. This is our site being unclear again. Remotion coworking rooms default to audio and video muted. However, we struggling with how to represent Remotion on our site: When you're out of a call or your camera is off, we show users as "selfies" because we think those feel more human that just a green dot. Website viewers often interpret these selfies as being live video. > when you go offline, it is now amplified in terms of visibility [...] This may affect my performance reviews Candidly, I think that the root symptom of what you're describing is your team/manager. Let me ask you this: Do you want to work on a team that wants you to be at your desk all the time? Our philosophy at Remotion is to be radically transparent about breaks, to the point of celebrating them. Apart from a few hours of meeting overlap in the middle of the day, we work on our own terms, including taking breaks for walks/errands/etc in the middle of the day. It goes to the point of actively posting photos of our midday breaks in an OOTO channel. Teammates react to those, making a point of saying: "Hey, prioritizing yourself is good. Being offline is good." > pro-privacy zoom alternative Interesting, will bear in mind.
- kemayo 5y ago> When you're out of a call or your camera is off, we show users as "selfies" because we think those feel more human that just a green dot. Website viewers often interpret these selfies as being live video. Even though in-app you encourage photos, maybe for the marketing website you could display this as avatars/cartoon-versions of the person (which presumably people can set, if they prefer)? It'd make clear that live video isn't mandated.
- aejae 5y agoThanks for the suggestion. This is a good idea.