I’ve noticed more and more people staying quiet in meetings, even when they have strong ideas. I wonder if it’s a product of remote culture or something deeper like burnout or fear of being wrong. I’ve caught myself holding back too.
Does anyone else notice this trend, and what do you think is behind it?

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Participating in a meeting forces you to be public with your idea or argument or objection. If you want to do it privately, just ping the person off channel. If you are worried about interrupting people, the best strategy is to comment on someone’s idea and immediately follow up with your idea. For example: “John - Good idea! I think …”

Smart! This is a kind, career-smart way to handle this.

I've seen also the opposite, working with people that just can't help but talking over others, to them a meeting is like an opportunity to hear themselves talking. I think remote work works better with async communication, thoughtful, concise, public. In-person is great for sync communication. I liked better places where I worked that did this, we had sync communication during off-sites basically.

that makes sense! thats an interesting thought about remote vs in person. remote syncing just doesnt work the same

A lot of people remotely are quiet in meetings probably for a few reasons
1) not at their desk
2) not really listening
3) fear of public speaking
4) don’t want to give their opinion out loud
5) some people could be burned out

agree to not rly listening! Its hard to tune in fully while remote

You suggest something and suddenly you're the lead.

100%! rookie mistake

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