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One other benefit of remote work that doesn’t get talked about as much is that it makes harassment harder, and any harassment is likely to leave more of an elec
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
One other benefit of remote work that doesn’t get talked about as much is that it makes harassment harder, and any harassment is likely to leave more of an electronic evidence trail.
- 6510 4y agoGood one, harassment is in the face tho, records would also diminish talking shit behind peoples back. Records would keep us honest about policy, protocol, law and they make it harder to agree to cut corners. It enforces professionalism.
- sshine 4y agoNot my experience. Video streams don't leave evidence. Having been harrassed by a group of colleagues during covid, it felt worse in person but it was also easier to circumvent and defend in the office. The distance to changing team was shorter in the office, since I had the opportunity to network while at work. Remote work means you mostly talk to the same people. Another example of that, not related to harrassment: First time I spoke to someone who had once spoken to a customer was 7 months into a job, during my first in-office lunch break. It is amazing that companies can be "customer and usability driven" yet almost make a deliberate effort to prevent programmers from talking to end users. Being in office actually got me closer to customers (being able to talk to sales and support without scheduling a meeting).
- beej71 4y agoIANAL, but the question on my mind is this: can you just record the stream, especially if the app (like Zoom) has a clear indicator visible to all participants that it is being recorded? And double especially if you're in a one-party consent state? Any lawyers willing to chime in? Another option comes to mind, namely a preemptive "I record all my videos for reference." I can imagine some businesses having a problem with that for secrecy reasons, though.