Now well into lockdown, Finance Mole learns about the etiquette of online video meetings, discovering there can be an advantage to dropped internet connections
This is my second lockdown column and like anyone writing content (or speaking to friends), it’s a challenge. Life isn’t throwing up the same amount of incident as normal.
We’ve had lay-offs and furloughs, which has taken the shine off the good weather and I’ve become so sick of seeing my washed-out face on video calls all day, every day that I’ve considered investing in a more professional lighting set up to bring out my skin tones better.
Video calls have become the new office battleground. In the past, when on a call with a home worker you might see someone’s pants on a clothes horse in the background or someone’s husband staring into the fridge. A few months in and people have stepped up their game.
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