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My employer could send me one. I wouldn't use it. I don't want to be virtually present in meetings. I've left the office and can multitask now (eg do household

My employer could send me one. I wouldn't use it. I don't want to be virtually present in meetings. I've left the office and can multitask now (eg do household chores, go for walks). I'm not going back to an office, physical or virtual.

RajT88 4y ago
> My employer could send me one. I wouldn't use it. I would, if it was high quality enough to be comfortable for long term use, and there was decent enough virtual desktop software to have many floating windows of all the software you use.
- wahnfrieden 4y ago
  would you use it to let your employer monitor your attention, physical behavior and activity? beyond what an audio call provides them with
  - mellosouls 4y ago
    The one (using it to give another option for working) doesn't imply the other (consenting to increased monitoring).
    - wahnfrieden 4y ago
      already commonplace for employers to track mouse movement and the like for monitoring remote workers, sometimes to have video requirements as well (where video is not just another option to work with colleagues but a policy requirement so that managers/owners can surveil), because that's what they're able to track with the tech within a laptop. give them more sensors and they won't leave it to workers to decide (except to decide to leave those jobs in search of ones that surveil less). workers can organize against these conditions but it's not left to individual consent.
  - mensetmanusman 4y ago
    This is already the case with laptops.
    - wahnfrieden 4y ago
      laptops don't track my physical behaviors besides mouse movement and keystrokes. they're far less aware of actual presence, attention or physical activity and are easily maskable
      - mensetmanusman 4y ago
        Work laptops do/can.
        wahnfrieden 4y ago
        That’s what I said
jupp0r 4y ago
Of course not 100% of people would use it. That doesn't mean that it isn't a giant profitable market. Video conferencing has the additional problem that you can't be on camera while you're wearing a VR headset, so I think it isn't even a major use case.

RajT88 4y ago

> My employer could send me one. I wouldn't use it. I would, if it was high quality enough to be comfortable for long term use, and there was decent enough virtual desktop software to have many floating windows of all the software you use.

wahnfrieden 4y ago
would you use it to let your employer monitor your attention, physical behavior and activity? beyond what an audio call provides them with
- mellosouls 4y ago
  The one (using it to give another option for working) doesn't imply the other (consenting to increased monitoring).
  - wahnfrieden 4y ago
    already commonplace for employers to track mouse movement and the like for monitoring remote workers, sometimes to have video requirements as well (where video is not just another option to work with colleagues but a policy requirement so that managers/owners can surveil), because that's what they're able to track with the tech within a laptop. give them more sensors and they won't leave it to workers to decide (except to decide to leave those jobs in search of ones that surveil less). workers can organize against these conditions but it's not left to individual consent.
- mensetmanusman 4y ago
  This is already the case with laptops.
  - wahnfrieden 4y ago
    laptops don't track my physical behaviors besides mouse movement and keystrokes. they're far less aware of actual presence, attention or physical activity and are easily maskable
    - mensetmanusman 4y ago
      Work laptops do/can.
      - wahnfrieden 4y ago
        That’s what I said

jupp0r 4y ago

Of course not 100% of people would use it. That doesn't mean that it isn't a giant profitable market. Video conferencing has the additional problem that you can't be on camera while you're wearing a VR headset, so I think it isn't even a major use case.