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Are they wrong though? Is this not like a tobacco CEO getting caught telling his own kids not to smoke? It's funny. Before Covid, Zoom was first and foremost a
by legitster 3y ago
Are they wrong though? Is this not like a tobacco CEO getting caught telling his own kids not to smoke?
It's funny. Before Covid, Zoom was first and foremost a sales and marketing tool - collaboration was an afterthought. The idea that it's a replacement for in-person teams was kind of thrust upon them. And ironically, it was their marketing department that ran with it.
I'm an avid WFHer, but I must admit that there is a LOT of stuff that has gone out the window. Not enough for me to want to fight traffic in a coastal city again, but I completely see everyone around me checking out on their jobs.
- rrix2 3y ago> Before Covid, Zoom was first and foremost a sales and marketing tool - collaboration was an afterthought. The idea that it's a replacement for in-person teams was kind of thrust upon them. And ironically, it was their marketing department that ran with it. All the way back in 2016 my employer was using their service, including the "zoom room" portal service which paired a large display and a small tablet in every meeting room to let you join any meeting ID and integrated with our calendars, you would just walk in to a room you booked and click "start meeting" on the tablet. It was a godsend for distributed teams or teams who needed to collaborate with folks in other offices. Hard to believe this was just an after thought
- legitster 3y agoSure, I am familiar with them as well. (Although we never actually used the cameras! We thought they were a waste of time!) But again, they were more successfully selling it as a way to enhance existing in-person meetings rather than eliminate them entirely.
- zer8k 3y ago> but I completely see everyone around me checking out on their jobs. Yes without the panopticon people realize the majority of their job is bullshit song and dance to make the PHB happy.