[lovatsofa]

{MOVED TO COMMENTS}

1. I’ve been asked to keep my camera on in most meetings. 2. Like many in the tech world, I generally prefer to keep it off. 3. I was pulled aside over concerns that my LinkedIn profile "looked suspicious." 4. Admittedly, my LinkedIn does look suspicious to anyone who doesn’t communicate with me regularly or hasn't met me recently. 5. As with many developers, I place a premium on privacy, and some of my actions to safeguard it might appear suspect. 6. I’m involved in the cybersecurity community, participating in conferences and learning platforms. 7. The individual who asked me to remove the repository is non-technical. 8. The company I work for is not a tech company. 9. My direct supervisors and decision-makers are also non-technical. 10. I maintain strong relationships with technical team members. 11. I’ve had difficulties navigating remote work dynamics with non-technical colleagues. 12. I speak up less than I used to—this could be interpreted as disengagement. 13. In the past, I struggled to make measurable progress or explain setbacks, which hasn’t reflected well on me. 14. I’ve made no secret of the fact that Quality Engineering is not my passion, preferring development work instead—a comment that’s occasionally thrown back at me: "I know you’d rather be doing X, but..." 15. I have fewer than 10 years of experience in the industry and appear quite young. 16. I’ve been with the company for several years. 17. I work remotely. 18. I attempted to explain our CI/CD pipelines, the importance of QE, and why I believe I need access to the repo.

[ecshafer]

Not exactly what you are talking about. But I strongly prefer cameras on during meetings for everyone (unless its some huge meeting, demo, townhall etc). It gives more social feedback, easier to read cues, and makes a more enjoyable process. Its a good default for a company. If its only you then something weird might be going on.

[atoav]

As an educator the worst times I had were during Covid talking into the void of black squares. I am all for privacy and students should not be forced to show their private spaces, but I guess the seminars suffered due to the lack of feedback.

[comprev]

From my experience working in tech over the last few decades it's often been the "difficult" developers who refuse to switch their webcams on during meetings (excluding larger company town hall, demos, etc).

People don't realise quite how much communication is done through body language.

OP - what privacy concerns do you have using a webcam with colleagues? Functionality like blurring backgrounds and having "wallpaper" via software is very good these days.

[readyplayernull]

I was once silently accused of industrial espionage, it took me some time to understand the reasons why they laid me off and it's mostly about them not finding me "transparent." They set different traps, and they couldn't find proof of me spying, but I simply didn't align with the behaviour of a trusted employee. Start looking for a new job.

[lovatsofa]

If you’re willing to elaborate, I’m curious about what they cited as evidence for your supposed lack of transparency?

[quotient]

They don't trust you. You should go and look for a new job.