My first experience with video web conferencing did not leave me with a very good impression. The boss of the shop I was working for was very impressed with the video conference system, in the same way he would have been impressed with any high-tech toy or gadget he had. Video conferencing allowed us to talk to every shop across the nation, giving us access to thousands of working stiffs just like ourselves learning an abridged version of the heating and cooling trade. The place I was working for was not an honest shop. Basically, we were given minimal training and sent out into the field to sell people whatever we could. The video conferencing was just another way that they could try to pressure us into making more sales, something that was hard for us to do with only a vague idea of how the heating business worked. Then, to top it all off, the video conferencing equipment broke at the end of the meeting.