I declined to turn my Zoom camera on at work, was I wrong?

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I don't think i've ever had my camera on since WFH started. Pretty sure my coworkers probably forgot what I look like, since it's been about 2 years since they've seen me lol.
 

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As someone who despises turning on his camera for work zooms... I feel you.

But this is basically to ensure you're working or at least look like you're in a working environment and not goofing around (even if most daily responsibilities of office jobs can be done in half the time of the standard American workday)

Don't fumble the bag over this small shyt.
 

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Them white people don't be caring how they look except for the women.

I work in IT and if someone has an issue with their webcam and these women be getting on their webcam looking old you can tell in their faces that they are embarrassed like "oh shyt I look terrible on camera" :mjlol:
 

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i never cut my zoom cam on for work :mjlol: you're fine
No one at my job does... Because it's a security issue. I'm on zoom calls at home in boxers and mouth full of cereal while the call is muted :banderas: but we don't turn them on at work either for the above mentioned security issue.
 

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First post and screen name don't line-up(pun intended) and this part don't match either if you looking like a hobo.

Make it make sense:dwillhuh:

breh have you never been in between cuts lol? You get a lineup every 48 hours or sumn :russ: my appointment is on Friday the 14th, my last cut was December 30th. Im at the final point of my hair growing in before im fresh again when this last min call took place
 

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breh have you never been in between cuts lol? You get a lineup every 48 hours or sumn :russ: my appointment is on Friday the 14th, my last cut was December 30th. Im at the final point of my hair growing in before im fresh again when this last min call took place
2 weeks is nothing
you dont use a doorag to maintain???
 

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you shouldve just turned the shyt on
white people dont get the nuances of black male grooming and wouldnt have cared anyway


This!


OP while other black people may have noticed, they would’ve paid more attention to the beard more than the line up. Even then, they would’ve been like he could’ve shaved etc but there he is.

You gotta pick your battles. I don’t turn my camera on for meetings. Once last year we had a meet and greet type of thing because we had a lot of new employees so it was mandatory. If they ask, I’m prepared with a head wrap since my hair stays in twists and covered these days
 

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2 weeks is nothing
you dont use a doorag to maintain???

a durag is for maintaing waves, what would that do in this context? (I get a bald fade) I feel like im talking about a diff thing then everyone else is lol

but its not that deep and its all resolved anyways we actually laughed about it
 

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This!


OP while other black people may have noticed, they would’ve paid more attention to the beard more than the line up. Even then, they would’ve been like he could’ve shaved etc but there he is.

You gotta pick your battles. I don’t turn my camera on for meetings. Once last year we had a meet Ana greet type of thing because we had a lot of new employees so it was mandatory. If they ask I’m prepared with a head wrap since my hair stays in twists and covered these days
no doubt

everytime i have a meeting i make sure my doorag off and have a nice plain tee/sweater on in case I have to talk or go on cam i also make sure I am sitting at a desk and not laid out on the couch or sumn. beard i dont worry about much
 
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