Originally Posted by
javabytes
My cat routinely crashes video calls. It’s like he knows when it’s time. People cheer when they see him now. A little bit of levity and a reminder that we’re all people in these times is not a bad thing.
My team meetings have had their BBC Dad moments. I routinely check out my remote team mate's view outside his window as has a nice view. Occasionally we'll get kids or pets. I find the pets to be less noisy, usually, but it's all good.
allset2travel Zoom does seem to work for China. I have team mates in Shanghai who also have access to corporate VPN, but sometimes I'll hear them dialed in from mass transit. I set my zoom app on mac defaults to camera off and mute on entry.