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You’re probably a real joy at parties huh
Ironically, yes. I’m not usually complaining about people living life and yelling at people to get off my lawn when I’m at parties though...
My entire team overheard my roommate asking our neighbor to buy cocaine during a call this morning. At first I thought they wouldn’t know it was me cause it’s an audio call with 8 people, but I later got a text from my manager about it 😬
Is your roommate Mitch McConnell? Just curious
Can’t control a pet. Just like you can’t control a toddler begging for attention. These are unprecedented times. It’s a unique time. I am doing my best with my kids at home. It’s such a struggle to balance. And this sort of post makes me feel like crap when I already been so stressed of trying not to feel like I’m failing at life because some feel you should be able to work as business as usual when the environment we are in, is the complete opposite
RSM1 not when you are leading the call and you are the main speaker...
Wow... I’m really surprised by these responses so far. It’s hard to get a point across in 200 characters apparently. What I really care about is that you go on mute so all 20+ people don’t have to try to hear what is being said over all those things
I don’t care if you multitask and get things done while working, but it’s extremely distracting when you aren’t muted and nobody can hear the speaker over clanging dishes. As for the person playing with their pet, that was on a video call which made it far more distracting
Maybe it’s a good exercise in empathy, OP. It’s no problem to ask people to go on mute. I do on every call. At the same time, understanding that everyone is doing their best atm.
Guys, OP is just asking for people to go on mute. Are you all purposefully being daft?
Yeah, not sure why this was hard for people to comprehend.
I play with my dog on conference calls 😜
Pet call
Chief
I surprisingly like it, makes my cold blooded vampire of a client seem human after all
Same.
Everyone’s environment’s different, and not everyone’s home can be big enough to accommodate the office-like setup
And yet everyone is still capable of learning to use the Mute button.
My agency is actively empathising with parents who have kids at home - going out of our way to be understanding. I’ve been on video calls this week where colleagues have literally been wearing their toddlers. It’s been one of the best, most human working weeks of my life 😘
What does this have to do with using the mute button?
Maybe recognize this is new for everyone and be a little more considerate.
Chill out
Chief
There’s actually this cool feature where you can mute everyone all at once, and they can unmute themselves when ready to talk. It’s been there since, well forever.
This works great when you’re the host. However, when the meetings are client-hosted and you have no control.... 🤷♂️
You sound like you have a lot of growing up to do.
Lmao OP.. u built like the kid in class that used to remind the teacher that there was homework 😂😂
Kmpg2 can we be friends?
Currently working in private. Had our first team “catch up call” after the department was tasked with working from home. Many of them had never even joined a WebEx before, it was PAINFUL! Holy mute the tv if you aren’t going to mute yourself.
Playing with pets, okay... I don’t see a problem with any of the others.
But you don't know who is doing this. There is a reason why video conference has not catch on.
OP, on your next call... just ask that everyone who is not talking put yourself on mute. Happy you, happy prob everyone else. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Sadly this doesn’t always work. I work with older people who do not seem to know how to find their mute button. They think it’s ok to expose me and the client to their post nasal drip issues. Driving me insane and making me regret going to a boutique:(
Practice empathy
Yea it is. Muting all doesn’t mean they can’t unmute themselves. You should practice with some coworkers
Be a kinder, more patient human please.
Be a more considerate human by muting the line if you aren't speaking