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If its a higher up person, you sit patiently until you can get started again. While you may not be a kid person, based on how others are engaging, they are kid people. The person who's kid it is is 100% that kids person. You need to think if this is really the hill you want to die vs. just rolling with it.
ISO1… appreciate your response, but still got the headache. Nothing personal.
You’re a creative director, maybe take it as a way to understand human experiences other than your own? I’m not a sports person but I have listened to plenty of small talk about games and players. I’m not a reality TV person but I’ve learned more about The Bachelor on conference calls than anywhere else. I don’t like feeling that my time is wasted but we’re humans and getting good work done requires seeing each other as such.
Coming from someone who has had to unexpectedly take care of a 10 month old while working full time MULTIPLE times in the past year due to covid exposures at daycare, I promise you that the parents are more upset about it than you are. Please show empathy - we’re not happy about it either.
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I think if your kid is going nuts you just say, “hey my kid is having a meltdown, let me drop and deal with this and circle back.”
Doesnt have to be a big deal, we’re all adults.
Yeah I agree with this. It feels rude no matter what level you’re at.
I think it's bit weird that you came on here to tell us you don't like kids.
I think it is hysterical when people's kids run through video calls or show up. Would rather see that than have the actual meeting. Plus, I dont have and never wanted kids, so it cracks me up when someones kids are being goofy or fussy. Not my kid, so I don't care.
You might want to seriously consider a career where human interaction, understanding and empathy aren’t essential to your success. The world needs ditch diggers too.
Seriously. The comment is horrifying. I feel like the comebacks have been a little too vanilla.
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Couple scenarios…
Someone’s kid is being disruptive and they aren’t taking the initiative to handle it or politely excuse themselves for a moment to deal with it — have a private side convo about how shit happens, you understand it’s out of their control, but to respect everyone’s time, if they could simply excuse themselves to handle the situation or reschedule the meeting that would be appreciated and no one will blame them.
If everyone is cooing at or distracted by a kid — let everyone have their moment then make a comment to the effect of, [kid] is adorable but in the interest of time/out of respect for everyone’s time/let’s use our meeting time efficiently, etc.
All that said, WFH is just gonna be like that sometimes 🤷🏻♀️ and as a leader, whether you like kids or not, you need to have some level empathy and understand that everyone’s situation is different. Is the work getting done as it should? Then maybe let it go.
Seeing as you have such strong feelings on the matter, surely you can “PM” the situation and make an amiable mention to keep everyone on task. Or is all of your fury just for this forum?
Exactly, SPM 1. Colleagues shoot the shit all the time in meetings and because we don’t see each other in the office anymore it’s fine. Sometimes we talk for 5-10 min about TV shows, or sports, or whatever… if it’s about Sports I simply don’t join in cause I don’t watch them. If someone’s dog or cat comes and sits on their desk I’ll say “how cute” even if I don’t really think so— I’m also not a pet person. It’s called being f-ing polite and treating others like fellow humans.
Are you upset at the situation because you don’t like the person? If so, maybe don’t blame the poor kids and thus apply this to all working parents.
Talk to the kid, get them to come up to the screen and invite them to contribute to the meeting. Turn the tables and be the highlight of their day.