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“Video killed me”: the camera, the new policeman of teleworking

2024-04-07T16:14:06.856Z

Highlights: “Video killed me”: the camera, the new policeman of teleworking. Video mania will not stop anytime soon. The injunction to use the webcam is indicative of a new era of work. For a time, it was a deliverance, a little breath of freedom during a period when you had to have authorization to set foot outside. Some had even relocated the Friday evening afterwork behind the screen. But no matter: it will pass. It has even established itself over the long term in our way of working.


Smile, you're... sleazy! Video mania will not stop anytime soon. The injunction to use the webcam is indicative of a new era of work. Explanations.


Do you hear it, this little furtive noise, these two little high notes which mean that you are “entering the room” where other people are also waiting for you behind their screen? A little noise now as usual as the few familiar notes that we hear in an SNCF station. The train will leave. The videoconference will begin. Have a good trip…

The pitfalls of videoconferencing

For a time, it was a deliverance, a little breath of freedom during a period when you had to have authorization to set foot outside and when seeing each other was prohibited. The camera on our computer or smartphone was the tool that saved social life with our family, friends and colleagues. A digital bandage. Some had even relocated the

Friday evening

afterwork

behind the screen. Half funny, half creepy. But no matter: it will pass.

Several years later, the “video” is still there. It has even established itself over the long term in our way of working…

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Source: lefigaro

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