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Why would anyone WANT to be on an always on video chat?
If an employer ever sent me one of these, they would get it back (with my resignation) immediately.
This feels like bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the sudden shift towards remote only work. Don't get me wrong, I like the premise as I've definitely felt disconnected from my team recently, but I don't think this quite solves the problem. If it did we'd just sit in a Google Hangout meeting all day. We (and I imagine a lot of others) have already tried this and it didn't work. No one can really put their finger on why,…
We're still really early on, so we're also trying to figure out what that missing "something" is. We're totally in the same boat. From interviews, our theory is that it's because most of the time, the Hangouts all day solution decays because people have too many experiences being alone in the room. Again still really early, so we're also figuring it out but thanks for the data point!
Good luck :). I'll stay dialed in and genuinely hope y'all knock it out of the park so I can reconnect with my colleagues!
This feels like bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the sudden shift towards remote only work. Don't get me wrong, I like the premise as I've definitely felt disconnected from my team recently, but I don't think this quite solves the problem. If it did we'd just sit in a Google Hangout meeting all day. We (and I imagine a lot of others) have already tried this and it didn't work. No one can really put their finger on why,…
That makes the experience a little uncomfortable as an always-on thing.
I'd definitely like to know that resource use was minimal when I wasn't in a conversation or actively engaged with the system.
I think that having the system as an appliance is a plus and makes it more comfortable to just leave on - versus something running in a window on a screen from my work laptop.
What in the farm-to-table, gluten free, non-GMO, freshly chopped silicon valley hell is this?!? Why would anyone WANT to be on an always on video chat? If an employer ever sent me one of these, they would get it back (with my resignation) immediately.
We've been using Sidekick for the last week or so, and I can give it two-thumbs-up. I feel more connected to my co-founders than I have since COVID started, and tbh, the interface is a piece of cake to use. The difference in feeling like we're all grinding away towards the same goals again is amazing . Props to the Sidekick team for getting us to realize the benefits of something slightly uncomfortable (always-on vid…
Did you try something else before? We are all sitting in a Jitsi Meet conference all day and it works fine so far. We even added a "private call" button on the video tiles in order to quickly initiate a 1-on-1. How is the "select person to talk" feature working for you?
What in the farm-to-table, gluten free, non-GMO, freshly chopped silicon valley hell is this?!? Why would anyone WANT to be on an always on video chat? If an employer ever sent me one of these, they would get it back (with my resignation) immediately.
We understand that Sidekick isn't for everyone and that's totally cool! We built it for those teams that work best while they're in the same room. These teams actually want to be on camera so they can turn and talk as if they're sitting side by side. Founders are a great example.
I think everyone focusing on the "always on" aspect is missing the point. This is a standalone device which takes care of a major part of the headache in transitioning to remote work -- a second monitor and webcam, a whiteboarding device, and a "who's online for me to talk to" visibility feature. It's like paying $25 to bring the social experience of an office to your remote work environment without worrying about te…
The idea makes sense though, and it's something we'll definitely think about.