While most people are very forgiving in times like these where many of us have been thrust into work-from-home life whether we like it or not, it’s also an opportunity to show off the personality of our employer brands through fun, professional, and creative backgrounds. Functionally, virtual backgrounds provide privacy in the new remote work reality, but at their best, they can provide an ice breaker for that first call or some light hearted comic relief to kick start your internal meetings with your team.
Other times, like when on vendor or customer calls, not so much. Sometimes, when speaking with our colleagues, it’s nice to turn that feature off and give people a little glimpse into what our “real” lives look like outside work. Yes, we’re talking about Zoom virtual backgrounds. Thanks to today’s video conferencing technologies, there’s an easy way to prevent the whole world from seeing laundry piles and roving family members behind us as we do our best to work from home in our makeshift workspaces.
