So...video conferencing, home working, your house and your colleague's houses

[chomalungma]

Interesting seeing colleagues' houses at the moment - you hear about them but interesting to see them properly.

Plus all the background chat, occasional family interruptions etc

I have tidied up a bit more!

How have people found video conferencing with colleagues?

Damn, " forgot" my webcam, only audio here Im afraid!

ive not done my hair or face for 10 days,my colleague s have enough to cope with.

I love having a nosey at the background!

DS has a really annoying habit of poking his head round my laptop to have a look at who's there. I wouldn't mind but he's 9! Luckily my colleagues just laugh. Their kids are just as bad.

I'm really enjoying looking at everyone's backgrounds. Some interesting wallpapers and paint! The best part is when children, cats and dogs appear!

I made the mistake of logging on from the bedroom (trying to hide from the kids) so loads of 'you look comfy!' comments

Today I made sure the background was presentable AND tasteful

I have my washing rack directly behind where I'm sitting, so I'm glad not to have needed to video call yet!

I was listening to dh sat in the living room last week at the end of a conference. They were discussing each other's decor. ''Twas a bit of light relief amongst all the bollocks that is covid-19.

Well... I found out that one of my colleagues has a Rottweiler after seeing it in the background. I’ll never mess with her again!

Avoiding nosey fuckers like you lot. I have a plain wall behind me

Another who has a plain wall in the background. Giving nothing away.

You can fuzz your background on some platforms.

I’ve opted out of video calls. My professional cover at work would be completely blown in about 30 seconds

This is the norm for me anyhow.

If you are using MS teams, you can choose to blur the background if you've things to hide

If you are using MS teams, you can choose to blur the background if you've things to hide

I want a green background - so I can green screen a background....

I blur the background too but that's because I noticed yesterday how dusty the shelves behind me were.

I don't use the video... "oh sorry, it's been causing bandwidth issues"!

You can blur it on Skype too

We use Zoom, so you can use a virtual background: there's one with a tropical beach which is particularly popular!

I have used a scenic photo to set a custom background on Zoom

Literally zero of my colleagues have their video camera switched on - I thought that was standard???? I'm in shock that people have their cameras on like it's the norm!!!!

“Things to hide”. No just avoid judgy fuckers

We have been told all calls must be video. I use a virtual background!

I have an office and work from home all the time so everyone I work with is well acquainted with the backdrop.

I do quite fancy some green screen so that I can put random backgrounds in though.

My boss has the most beautiful mural on her wall but everyone else on the team has placed themselves in front of either a blank space or a window. The window is particularly genius because it messes with the camera lighting and makes you hard to see

We do video team catch ups once a day and other meetings are with or without cameras depending on our mood. It’s nice to see people’s faces. Everyone has their cameras facing very bland white rooms - often in loft conversions as far as I can see. Only one colleague refuses to use his camera at all - I’m beginning to suspect he may be a nudist.