What is the funniest and/or most awkward Zoom moment you’ve had at work?

I worked at LinkedIn and one of the senior leaders was sharing screen during a meeting. The conversation shifted but the leader didn’t stop sharing screen. This person navigated to Yahoo news and clicked on an article filled with women in bikinis. This individual spent a solid 2-3 mins on the article scrolling and stopping to look at each woman. Needless to say this leader was very distracted by other things on our call.

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Can I or can I not use the thumbs up emoji as a reaction on slack now?

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Are forums dying out? Are they still worth developing for a new community, or would you go straight to Discord/Slack?

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Hi Fishes,

Currently on Notice period need referral.

Will make sure your referrals are best used and not wasted.

Grinded Good amount of DS.

TC: 6L

YOE: 2.5

Highest offer: 20L(startup)

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Hi if anybody wants a referral bonus, I’m willing to schedule a preliminary zoom chat to discuss my candidacy so you can feel comfortable making the referral - PM me if you want to discuss!

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My Joining is on 17 Oct and I received a mail mentioning that , we should take the Orientation from Office in Bangalore. Is this mandatory ?

Can we also do it remote ??

Also , please mention if anyone joining on 17 Oct already received emails with webex link to join the sessions?

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Has anyone else watched Severance on AppleTV and now can’t stop thinking about it in Zoom meetings??

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Anyone have a good resource for Zoom focus groups?

Hi guys is there any way to record a microsoft teams call on Deloitte's laptop(Ps- I know there is a "start recording" in app but I want to know if there is any other way)

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After an interview I always have the question “Do you use Slack?”. And if the answer is no, I say what do you use? If the answer is Microsoft Teams, I will walk out.

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Hello! Looking to get some tips and tricks on hosting meetings with a client with confidence via zoom. The dead spots can be painfully awkward especially over zoom. Any advice for a PM looking to break the ice with a new client?

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Thoughts on eating while on zoom with clients?

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to get my foot in the door at IQVIA. Is anyone willing to refer me for an entry level CRA position? Happy to get on a zoom call and discuss this further.

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Hello! I am a current MBA Student at EDHEC in France. Would anyone be open to a 30 minute Q&A session over zoom with around 20 MBA students over the next few months?

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As a recent graduate looking to break into the Account Management side of Advertising, what is the best way to get a job offer? I've done a ton of research and have done zoom networking with professionals/recruiters and nothing is sticking to the wall. I feel like cold applying with just a resume and cover letter will never work. Feeling discouraged... Any ideas?

Also, looking primarily in the Chicago area

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As a recent graduate looking to break into the Account Management side of Advertising, what is the best way to get a job offer? I've done a ton of research and have done zoom networking with professionals/recruiters and nothing is sticking to the wall. I feel like cold applying with just a resume and cover letter will never work. Feeling discouraged... Any ideas?

Also, looking primarily in the Chicago area

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Anyone working at Slack willing to share about their experience at the company, advice for getting hired there, etc?

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The speed that all HBS zoom invites were filled.. damn thought it was going to be the other way around (filled fast for on-campus)

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How are you all thinking about in-person vs Zoom for interviews? And also scheduling earlier on vs later on? Thanks!

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Being taught and given instructions in person versus over Zoom - what a world of difference especially to junior associates.

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Have an interview right before a flight at JFK.

Any suggestions for quiet spots to do a zoom call?

Tips for doing case interviews over zoom rather than in person?

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Creative choices aren’t successfully defended on the zoom; they’re successfully defended in the feedback notes sent after the zoom. 💫

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Hi everyone,

I found a CRA 1 position at IQVIA that matches my qualifications quite well. Could somebody please refer me for this position? I am happy to get on a zoom call and discuss this further.

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Has anyone ever used the dictation feature on Word during a zoom call? As in, can Word pick up what it’s hearings from the call so I don’t have to type like a mad woman for these (stupid) meeting minutes?

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From AdAge’s article on return to office -

As one agency CEO put it: “You can’t build a career on Zoom.”

For those that are fully remote, like myself, do you feel like your growth is capped?

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Hi All,

Has anyone ever had to do the second step of an interview over slack? It was a legitimate company not a scam. The person I would be working with said the second interview after an assignment was over slack. They asked me in the first interview about my writing skills. They said since it's a remote company most people I'd never speak with directly and everything would be asynchronous through slack. Is this typical?

Anyone have tips for proper slack etiquette or resources to share?

Any Jira dashboard experts want to help me create a dashboard over zoom? New to Jira and need to create a tracker of subtasks under a story. Cannot get my filters to work for me

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Been on Fishbowl for a month now and reading all salaries and stuff and makes me wonder if i have been slack or landscape has really changed.

I am 42, having been in legacy tech for 18+ years - chose to remain a technical person by choice. Now getting salary of 22L p.a. my starting salary back in 2003-04 was 1.4L p.a.
Did jump a couple of companies. Also do not want to leave my home state, so stayed in Chennai my entire career. Continued in reply

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Hi fishes ,
I am working as Senior Project Engineer having hands on experience on Oracle PL SQL and UNIX along with knowledge of Slack, Jira.

As a team lead , also responsible for coordinating with team and delivering solutions to real-time issues.

My job role also includes Database related operations ,
creating db procedures , triggers , packages, etc. Real-time monitoring of Database.

Looking for referrals

Thanks in advance

My boss just told me he'll stop paying for our Notion subscription because he sees no use. This is a guy who still requests you install Skype and won't use Slack like the rest of the team. We have Jira but nobody uses it either.

It's like working for an IT company that stood still in the 90s and never moved forward, though they brag about being high tech.

I want to cry. I need a new job. I've almost 20 years of PM experience and I'm reduced to this. I'm crying already.

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hello fishes
Looking for a QA Automation/ SDET role , I have 4.5 years of experience for the same.
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Refer me for a good product based company and WFH

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I am interviewing at PwC for Senior Associate with 4 YOE at Deloitte. What should be the expected TC for bay area? The work is completely remote though..
The initial offer is for 115k + 15k sign on, is this low?PwC

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