My firm has always had weekly meetings, and they are now held on zoom since we started working from home. Is it terrible to have my video off? I’m a junior, and I think it probably looks good to have it on, but it is the last thing I want to do at 8am on Mondays.

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What are others doing? Offices have different cultures about this. If the more senior associates and partners all have their video on, you should as well

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Most people have it on. I should too. Meh.

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Yes, turn your video on.

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^ this. Not a close call

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Agree with TL1 - this is not close or debatable. Turn it on.

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I usually have mine on, but sometimes I don’t. Every firm-wide or non-billable call has a few people without their video on, and no one says anything about it. I say if you have it on most of the time it’s fine to skip it once in a while.

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Turn on the video. You want to be seen on the grid

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What kind of torture is this? 8 am zoom meeting Monday morning within the firm! But yes you have to do video if everyone else does

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