On a Treadmill Desk while on Zoom?
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Anonymous
| I have a treadmill desk and do not use it on zoom and only use it on phone calls if I don’t need to actively participate. Agree it’s weird to use on zoom and especially client facing meetings. |
Anonymous
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Client facing--> no.
But is she required to be on camera for all meetings? I walk during some calls and start the call on camera and then switch off because I walk during the call. My boss approved this ahead of time. |
Anonymous
On video with a client? Yes, unprofessional. |
Anonymous
Walking on calls is not inappropriate. Walking on a zoom meeting is distracting, so it's inappropriate. |
Anonymous
Oh my god shut up. Stop nagging |
Anonymous
| Incredibly inappropriate especially for client facing calls. |
Anonymous
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The question is: would this be appropriate during an in-person meeting? The answer is no.
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Anonymous
Bingo. If someone were to start walking in circles around the room during an in person meeting that wouldn’t fly. |
Anonymous
False equivalence fallacy. Try again. |
Anonymous
| Working out while on a business video call? People are so stupid. What’s next? Stretching in your leotard? |
Anonymous
Walking on a call even when it's voice-only can be inappropriate if they're out of breath or if there's a lot of background noise. I have a colleague who does this (walks outside a LOT) and it's really inconsiderate when everyone else is at their computers, reviewing documents being shared, etc. and this person is breathy, with outdoor noise, and "I can't review what's being shared..." In my case they're senior enough that they don't get called on it, but it's disrespectful nonetheless. |
Anonymous
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Not appropriate even for internal meetings unless it is occasional and with someone you know well. Otherwise it sends a message of “You are not important enough for me to dedicate this time to you. This is only worth my time if I can multi-task too.”
Someone did this (went off-camera so they could take a walk) during our initial intro/get to know you one-on-one meeting when they moved from another part of the org to a team adjacent to mine. I would ordinarily have gone out of my way to be helpful, share knowledge, connect them to others. After they did that I got a bad taste in my mouth and didn’t put in extra effort beyond answering the questions they asked. |
Anonymous
| I feel like we work with the same person!! I once had someone slack me that her heavy breathing was really distracting - I’m trying to figure out if she’s walking like 9 hours a day |
Anonymous
Must be nice. |
Anonymous
No. It’s normal |