Dealing with Interruptions to Video Calls

This page is part of 🧰The Toolbox by Danny Smith.

If possible, you should try to find somewhere where you're not likely to be interrupted when you're on a zoom call. But this isn't always possible, and in most remote companies it's generally expected that sometimes your children, pets or partners will be in the room with you when you're working.

Many remote companies see this as an advantage, since it helps people get to know about each other's personal lives a bit more.

Don't worry if your children interrupt a call – this is normal. Just mute and have a conversation with them. 👶
If you have a cute pet and it interrupts you, expect that everyone on the call will want to meet them! 🐶

Children interrupting Zoom meetings could be the reboot corporate culture needed | Catharine Lumby

he other day I was in a Zoom meeting with colleagues I don't know that well. The tone was serious and formal when suddenly everything changed. The door behind the man chairing the meeting burst open and his toddler ran in, jumped on his lap and smeared Vegemite all over his computer screen.

www.theguardian.com

Children interrupting Zoom meetings could be the reboot corporate culture needed | Catharine Lumby

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