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I'm not the person you replied to, but I never turn on my video.



Do you ever feel pressured to turn it on when everyone else in the call has their video on? I know I do and it's something I need to work on cause I find myself more productive and engage with the camera off for myself.


Turn the camera off after introductions, then only turn it back on when you want to make an important point or the convo is about a very specific work item related to you.

If someone complains, you can say you don't want to clutter up the video feed or that you're having latency issues (also, they're a dick).


I do sometimes feel that pressure, but my laptop is in a docking station, so the camera is not near me.

And I have no motivation to get an external camera :)




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