Video Calls are an Elegant Nuisance Stress Management

Video conference calls are an elegant nuisance especially if you are working from home.

- Del Sugg

There I said it. Are you surprised why I am making such a harsh statement when the whole world is now going hyper on video? I will tell you why. Recently, I tried to contact a few of my friends and some sales representatives of a training company for some information. I tried calling on phone, there was no reply. I sent an email, still there was no reply. Even though they were all at home working due to the Covid outbreak I could not reach them for hours and it was the same story the next day also. Much later they returned my call to explain why they couldn’t respond to me. Their answer was they were on video calls for office work and it was tiring them out more than working in office. Keep reading to know why.

Ever since the Global COVID-19 outbreak millions of employees are working from home. This is easily possible due to the availability of powerful laptops, HD webcams, high-speed internet, and the necessary remote access hardware and software to securely connect to their office networks. Remote working has been a boon for countless employees worldwide who don’t have to waste time long hours in traffic, spend money on eating out, etc., if all their work can be done on a computer and doesn’t require their physical presence. This is also great for employers to reduce their office space as they don’t need to dedicate a desk for every employee.

While this may seem the only practical way during this crisis it has also started a new headache caused by constant video calls. Because every laptop has a webcam, speaker, and microphone executives have started using video conferencing recklessly to communicate with each other. This is a big stress generator as the below points will explain.