A letter writer finds it easier to hear when everyone has their cameras on during virtual meetings.
However, there is almost always at least one person who keeps their camera off! This is fine if it’s a big meeting and we are all there just to hear a presentation. But in a smaller meeting to plan, discuss or share, I find this disconcerting and rude — like someone eavesdropping on the conversation.Sometimes, people who aren’t on camera aren’t even displayed as a name in a black box, and I forget they are there.
There can be good reasons for staying off camera: Maybe the person is in a public place or shared workspace, or they are in a health-care environment and don’t want to risk displaying private patient information accidentally. A less good reason is that they are working from home and their spare room is a mess. With all the nifty virtual backgrounds available, though, many of these problems could be fixed.
When I am the meeting leader, I will address this at the start, inviting people off camera to “join us” so we can all see each other. I’ve even gone so far as to cite my hearing challenges in my request. Even so, it’s not uncommon for one or more folks to just stay off, with no explanation or apology.
While it may not solve the problem entirely, Miss Manners thinks that employees would rather know the rules and have a bit of flexibility within them than to have to make up their own. They should also do you the courtesy of contextualizing their decision so that you do not assume disrespect — “The baby is about to wake up from a nap” being preferable to “I do not wish for you to see me in curlers.”
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