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"Zoom fatigue" seems like a small price to pay for the ability to work remotely.

• toomuchtodo 2y ago
  You can still enable remote work while putting guard rails around the need for video conferencing due to the cognitive load and emotional drain it clearly causes.
  • shadowmanifold 2y ago
    I think I have only been on camera 3 or 4 times since 2020. The value has always been in the audio or what someone is sharing on their screen. Video is mostly a distraction. If it is my meeting then video is going to be disabled for everyone. My experience is that the people who love video is highly correlated with people who love useless meetings.
    • toomuchtodo 2y ago
      > My experience is that the people who love video is highly correlated with people who love useless meetings. Strong agree. If you want your video on, I am cool with that. If you want it off, also cool. If you're not present, I'm going to know either way, but I want you to be comfortable while we work together. I care about the output and outcomes, not the control. n=1, ymmv, etc.
• jeremyjh 2y ago
  Commuting seems like a small price to pay for the ability to have productive working sessions with my colleagues.
  • nuancebydefault 2y ago
    On days at the office I get less done in terms of 'amount of work' but it feels more satisfying than remote, because it gives the feeling of better understanding situations and being able to do the right thing at the right moment.
  • _gabe_ 2y ago
    As someone that got rear ended on my way home from work and had my car totaled a few months ago, I disagree haha
  • rphv 2y ago
    That depends on the specifics of the commute.
• digging 2y ago
  As a big advocate of remote work, over the years I'm coming to agree with this less and less. Done well, remote work is great. Done poorly, it's killing me. It often saps me of energy even more than office work did somehow.
• tayo42 2y ago
  Isnt this still an issue without remote work. Im not sure I ever had a meeting with everyone in the same room.