[jrochkind1]

Oh, I wouldn't think anyone would judge me, especially these days (plus there's blurred backgrounds etc).

But a separate room I use for work helps me keep work separate from personal life when working from home. If I didn't have/couldn't afford that, I'd at least have a separate desk I use only for work. If not that either... it would be harder for me.

[swader999]

They'll judge you poorly for spotty or slow internet on calls more than the background of your home office.

[ghaff]

>They'll judge you poorly for spotty or slow internet on calls

Of course, realize that there's a good chance there's nothing they can do about that.

[swader999]

Trying different providers and even different routers helped me. Wi-Fi is less reliable generally.

[lotsofpulp]

For most US residences, there is at most 1 wired broadband provider to the house (coaxial cable), and they provide an unspecified anemic upload bandwidth.

[ghaff]

Many of us don't have a choice of different providers. And while I agree that WiFi in particular may not be as good as a wired connection, many people also don't have an Ethernet jack near where they work at home. (I do personally next to where I take my calls.)

[jrochkind1]

I've actually had good luck with an "ethernet over power" device in my WFH setup.

eg https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter-Extender-T...

but in general, yes, I agree, I have had problems with network connectivity in my WFH setup that are very difficult to do something about, and which are very frustrating to all involved, it is a problem.

[ghaff]

I've extended WiFi with a power line adapter. It works but I had to try a few plug combinations for it to work. I know with X10 (yes, long time ago), you could have issues spanning your electrical box from (maybe?) one side to the other.