Virtual Meetings Discussions

Trying to get to new WiFi and I live in a remote location in upstate NY. Any recommendations on what I need mbps wise in order to work from home efficiently? I do not want my zoom or teams video calls to lag and I download large files daily. Thanks!

Why does every conversation among New Yorkers turn into a conversation about what neighborhood you live in, then inevitably Bklyn vs. Manhattan, then inevitably how great of a deal X person is getting since COVID. Any tips on other convo topics, games etc for NY office zoom happy hours?

Do you think lack of travel to client site has impacted your ability to network into exit opportunities? If not, how do you manage to keep those connections alive or make new ones? Keep in touch via zoom? Personal call? I started at work remotely and it’s just so hard.

"Your meeting attendees are waiting! Please click this URL to start your Zoom meeting."

Currently recovering from cancer and counting my blessings. Just a question for anyone who went through the same issue. What do I do about my hair or especially my eyebrows during zoom or client calls? It will take anywhere between 4-6 months to come back up. Is a hat too informal for 6 months? The eyebrows I think are the weirdest. They fell out but just half of them.

I wonder why D thinks that well being means scheduling a lot more zoom calls to tell us how much they care about well being but on ground everyone is still burnt out since we have such crazy targets. Thoughts ?

Our client, a Manhattan Pharmaceutical digital adv. agy is looking to fill two positions, midlevel to senior Copywriters
Of course with pharma and digital advertising agy background.
Salary $95 to 120K commensurate with experience
This will start remote (interviews on Zoom back by work samples) and when office hours resume, it can be a combo of on and off-site
If interested drop us a line

How many folks use Microsoft Teams? We started using it shortly after the shutdown in March and it’s been a godsend for us.

Now that we all have live chats going during Zoom/Teams client presentations, presenting has become a horrible improv game of trying to casually incorporate the things everyone is typing in chat.

Mechanical keyboards over zoom- yay or nay? I tested it and Zoom will filter out the background noise if I’m not talking. If I am speaking while typing, others can hear clacking

Advice how to stand out on a zoom interview?

Am I going crazy? I left my client comp(fed) on my desk attached to a mouse and our housekeeper moved it to my nightstand so she could clean. I had like Skype, a sharedrive(nothing open on it) and a word document open. Should I be stressed out that she accidentally clicked something when she moved the computer ? I know I sound super paranoid but that’s me.

When is it either allowed or seen as OK to start using FTO? I recently started here and while I’m not looking to slack off and take time off, I just want to know how it works. (Plus, I don’t want to not use something that I can or should use.) Elementary stuff, I know. But I’ve freelanced my whole career until now. Thanks

Don't understand stand why some people always put Away or Offline as their status on Teams/Skype. Any reasons why if you're also doing this?

Anyone else hate small talk on slack/instant message?

What to wear for a webex interview at a tech firm? Shirt and jacket? Just shirt?

Has anyone applied to Slack without a referral and got a response?

My SO is a teacher and I'm sorry but I can't see how singing sounds and writing numbers on zoom is anywhere near as stressful as being an attorney. I just do not see it at all.

I have several interviews coming up over Zoom for a role at F500 healthcare company. The first meeting the hiring manager was in a polo and I was suit and tie. Should I keep that up or are people doing just a button down and jacket these days? Haven’t interviewed in a while and I was always a suit and tie person.

About to give my notice... company is having alternate week (wfh/office) arrangement. is it more appropriate to wait for a f2f convo or do it on zoom? (as an introvert doing it virtually feels more comfortable... but what do u think?) 🤨

Maybe this 5 paragraph slack teams message you sent me should have been an email. But here’s your party parrot response.

Reasons to switch to Microsoft Teams. Wrong answers only

I am trying to write a stock letter to send to parents everyday that their child does not come to virtual learning sessions. I have been told by administration that even though I have spoken to parents and know why students are not coming to zoom classes, that we still need to contact them everytime they dont come. For some of my students this is everyday due to parent work schedules and disability issues.
Is anyone else having this trouble? What are you saying to parents to cover yourself?

Random question - does Deloitte use Microsoft Teams?

I just left my old firm and opened my own practice. I practice estate planning and elder law so it is not uncommon to meet clients at their homes or nursing facilities. Because we are in the middle of a pandemic and people are getting used to zoom conferences as well, I am considering foregoing a store front (at least until the pandemic is over). Has anyone opened their own firm and not opened a store front? If so, did that work? What were some things that helped you make it work? Thanks!

What to talk about at the beginning of a zoom or work call before the actual meeting starts? Always default to the weather 😂

Virtual happy hour today... the new guy gets up and is clearly not wearing pants 🤣🤣 nobody said anything...

What are some remote employee team engagement ideas that have been working for you? Thursday afternoon social Zoom chats, etc. Burnout is real and our teams are facing it across service lines.

Does setting the appear away status in Microsoft teams override the in call status?

Would it be a problem if I use the firms zoom/webex to hold personal meetings?

Dress code for Zoom interviews?

Anyone who had a strict dress code in your office or on client site - what do you wear on zoom now? Does no one care, or do you still have to dress up somewhat?

I miss some of my colleagues WFH, but in some ways I feel closer to them chatting during small zoom meetings than I did in the open space where i had to watch who was listening to every word I said. Give us back real offices and maybe I’d actually miss going in again.

Tired of team members messaging you at 9 or 10 at night asking for you to come back on and work. There is no way to separate work when everyone is a Skype message away. WFH has made it even worse.

Been chatting with an agency through an outside headhunter. Have had 3 zoom calls with the agency recruiter and ECD. I’m kinda losing interest, even tho the gig might offer more money and better title, not sure it’s the right fit with the account & agency. Should I continue to be ushered along and see if I get an offer and what that is? Im sure they are interviewing others as well, so I might not get the job. Am I miss-leading them? Will the headhunter be pissed if I turn down the job later?