'My boss forces us to turn our cameras on for every meeting': Fully remote team rebels against new boss's camera mandate by using eyebrow-raising filters and backgrounds

Everyone has differing opinions about how remote work calls should be conducted. Oftentimes, it depends on what the situation calls for. In this instance, a hybrid employee who works for a tech company started to feel pressure about having his camera on at all times on the days he worked from home.

The employee believed this new policy to be essentially a power play, as there was zero evidence of work not being completed or workers slacking off on their remote days. Instead, this new micromanager merely wanted to flex his false sense of authority and remind his employees who their boss was. 

I could understand if cameras were requested to be turned on during certain meetings, especially formal ones involving guests or clients. However, if it's a routine 5-minute update and an employee does not want to show their background because of the state of their apartment, that is their right. After all, these were hybrid employees anyway. Everyone knew what they looked like. 

Still, this manager couldn't be bothered by the occasional need to have cameras turned off during these check-ins. So, this author decided to let him have what he wanted… well, sort of. Keep scrolling below to see what he and his fellow coworkers started to do during those Zoom meetings.