On a call today:

“Why didn’t you remind me of this?”

Me (in my head): “I sent you an email, ping, Slack’d you, calendar invite, and was about to send fucking Hedwig the owl."

Me (actually): ...

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Skype interview: T-shirt or smart casual?

Skype doesn’t get me.

It switches my status to away after 5 minutes. Little does it know I’m always mentally checked out.

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Anyone have any recommendations in new project management software? Smart sheet is not doing it for us. Currently demoing basecamp, Asana and JIRA. Also use Slack for comms.

The number of apps/utility tools we’re using is ridiculous. I probably spend an hour of my day just reading Basecamp 2, Basecamp 3, Wrike, Microsoft Teams, and slack notifications

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I don’t trust people who keep their Skype status on “busy” by default #fridaythoughts

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Who is using VC / WebEx + video / Bluejeans + video with clients instead of going to their site? Thoughts?

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who are the worst people in your agency slack? i have a lot of oversharers.

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Had a great phone interview about a week ago (on a Friday). Next step was setting up a Skype interview as I’m not currently in the city. Followed up Friday and chased mid week but nothing - advice?

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How many of you have blamed skype when you just weren’t paying any damn attention on the call?

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I never answer my desk phone anymore. It's only ever junk calls. Just Slack me.

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I feel like I’m drowning in work and no way out. I’m often on Skype in Away or Offline mode to get work done. I say no... but stuff just doesn’t get done.

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What do you do when you're supposed to do a Skype interview in the middle of your job hours?

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Just a reminder on how to stay “Active” on skype

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Does anyone have any service or app recommendation for note taking and/or task management? Ideally that plays well with the likes of Trello, Invision, Google Drive or Slack? Thanks a lot!

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I am doing some research on the best communication tools (Slack, Skype, Teams, etc). What does your team use and how do you like it?

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When someone’s Skype is making everyone else on the call echo and you can’t fully concentrate on speaking or listening because of it 😩😩😩

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Why do some people always keep “Away” as their status on Skype?! I don’t get it, sometimes people actually need to know if they can ping you

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in the clearly marked no cell section of the AA lounge, a guy starts loud Skype session. I politely get his attention and point towards the sign... this dude has the audacity to call me a prick. 🤫

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Is it normal that my team mate who sits 2 seats away from me prefers to use Slack to communicate for most work related subject instead of speaking in person? I’m kinda new to the agency.

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If I have messaged some of my coworkers on Skype just complaining about how I don’t like the work I am doing.. can the company see that? I heard they monitor that. Will I get in some sort of trouble?

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Had an interview scheduled for tomorrow but the school is vary because of the snow storm. 2 options: move interview to March 16th or do a Skype interview, what's the best approach?

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I use a surface pro and while reviewing a deck with the client on his MacBook pro, I tried to pinch and zoom on one of the slides directly on the screen

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Anyone use Microsoft Teams for collaboration? Thoughts or reactions?

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Can anyone who has gone through Tepper's and Johnson's interviews share their experience? My Tepper interview is a Skype call and my Johnson interview is in person in Ithaca.

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With Slack and Skype at everyone’s disposal, I tend to find myself getting bombarded with questions even if I’m in a meeting or have my status as Busy. How do y'all deal with this?

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If you have a laptop and a secondary screen - and you are presenting a PowerPoint over Skype (display desktop) on Screen 2 (display screen) how do you ensure nothing pops up when you open new windows.

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In college and presentation trainings, we are taught to have less words on slides. Cant believe what Im seeing at work. You literally need a magnifying glass or need to zoom in to read everything!

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They ask: “Sorry, Skype issues, can you repeat the question?”
They mean: “I wasn’t paying attention and will now waste everyone’s time. Please recap the last 5 mins and and repeat the question.”

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Any parents out there feel dumped on when single people come in at 10:30 hungover so you have to pick up their slack? Or they need to take tomorrow off because Chance the Rapper’s last minute concert?

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I dont feel the "hunger" that every advisor should have. If I do 100-200k in business in a single day I then start to relax, slack off, etc. What do I do to build that hunger in me?

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Wrong to feel guilty for being on only 1 meeting at a time when I could possibly WebEx via computer and WebEx via phone 1 and WebEx via phone 2 and possibly WebEx via significant others phone?

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Subconsciously dialed WebEx from my phone instead of my mom’s number. 😒

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Does airplane WiFi support Skype phone calls?

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Why can’t Skype tell everyone how long I’ve been ONline? Always calling me out when I’ve been away for 26 hours but I get zero props for being up all night building this masterpiece of a deck...

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Anyone using the Microsoft Teams app? Any good? What uses do you have for it in your day-to-day?

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I think the invisible option on Skype was designed to help folks hide from the managers who ping you the minute you log into your laptop first thing in the mornings!

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Interviewing for a BB lateral role in SF. Live in NYC. Is the entire process done via Skype or do they generally fly you out for final rounds?

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At my OBGYN and I've been in this paper dress for over 45 minutes. I'm also about to join a skype call because this is taking too long. This isn't what they meant by work life balance is it? Lol

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Which one is better and which should i join. Emerson is calling to office from 1st days and wolters kluwer have agreed for few months of work from home.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Might be starting at a small agency as a full time Junior AD soon, fingers crossed. The only other roles I’ve had at agencies were freelance and intern before WFH.

What equipment do I absolutely need at home? And how should I bring it up?

I currently have a 2015 MacBook Pro that’s running on fumes. An Wacom Intuos Pro. A mouse. A few external hard drives. And a second screen.

Hi fishes Will work from home in FIS continue atleast upto Dec 2022? Any idea? FIS Global


I got offer in Bangalore FIS and my husband got an offer with one big company in Hyderabad. Both companies are currently WFH only but in future, I might have to consider moving to Hyderabad. Fis doesn't have office in Hyderabad so I was wondering if I can ask permanent WFH later. I guess I will be put in fis payment solution.

Thanks in advance. Kindly let me know. FIS Global

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Hey folks! How are you handling the pandemic and work from home situation?

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