[version_five]

I agree with you, and I think the majority does as well, despite the misanthropic replies you're getting.

In any workplace I've been in, teamwork is important, even for technical ICs. It really doesn't send a signal that you want to work with other people or participate in a discussion if you're just sitting there with the camera off. It would be the same as sitting facing the wall in an in-person meeting. You could still hear but you're basically signaling you don't respect the discussion. If that's true, it's a different problem, same as if you're worried your boss is recording you or judging your furniture.

Personally I'd quit a job that told me I couldn't hold meetings with my camera on.

[dudul]

Turn your camera on if you want. We're talking about the opposite here, not being allowed to turn it off during meeting.

If you feel strongly about your right to turn it on if it pleases you, then you should agree with people who want the right to turn it off if they want.

[version_five]

The post I was replying to had a quote suggesting managers turn off their cameras in meetings. That is what the end of my comment was responding to.

[JohnFen]

> It really doesn't send a signal that you want to work with other people or participate in a discussion if you're just sitting there with the camera off.

That only matters if you aren't otherwise working with people and participating in discussions. Meetings are not where most of that happens. They aren't even where the most important of that happens.