[aclelland]

Just during meetings? Since January my office (~30 people) have needed to be on our webcams and headphones on 9-5 each day. The headphones are so people can ask you to quickly jump into a virtual meeting.

While I'm not interrupted very often due to my role, it's been quite a frustrating experience.

[e40]

This is pretty silly. It takes seconds to jump into a meeting w/o being geared up already.

[aclelland]

It's supposed to make everyone feel like we're on one big 'virtual office'. Of course, it might be true that in a real office anyone can come up and chat when they feel like it, there isn't a very high chance of my kids running into a real meeting naked because they've just come out of a shower/pool.

I actually took a similar stance to the person in the article and after a few weeks just moved my camera to point further and further towards a wall and just keep my hands in frame. A few grumbles but no calls from HR, yet.

[doanerock]

I am all for getting a IM if I am needed to help some one out, but all day meeting just in case seams quite asinine.

[kristjansson]

Seems like the same absurd misunderstanding of remote work as office-simulation that leads to those silly iPad-on-a-stick telepresence robots. Coupled with the sort of management culture I can’t imagine to be pleasant to work for

[JohnFen]

Oh, that's just awful. That would be a dealkiller for me.

[kyleee]

This would make me quit