Boss Likes Video Chat But I Don't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people like to see other people's expressions when they're talking to them - to read body language. In my office we have many video chats and some phone chats. I don't like the phone chats - easier for our minds to wander and focus on other things.

You have the luxury of working at home. Brush your hair and have some shirts that aren't full of holes. Not a big deal.

I agree. Our firm has offices all over the country and a lot of remote employees, so we use video chat all the time. Seeing body language/facial expressions makes communication much more effective. It's particularly great for meetings of multiple people. Before we had video chat, people dialing in had a hard time getting a word in (or were forgotten altogether); being seen makes a huge difference.