How often do you feel like you have no idea what your peers or supervisor are talking about?

I eventually catch up, but there's times I really have no idea what they're referring to. They could be speaking in another language for all I know.

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A lot less now that I know they have no idea what they’re talking about

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Happens all the time. The trick is to hit the “end call” button if they ask you follow-up questions, and tell them you had internet issues. Be warned though, this trick is usually a bit more awkward to do in person.

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All the time

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Yes! Not every day but there is usually at least one (typically very small) thing every couple days where I’m like “uhhh wait, what EXACTLY are we talking about rn”

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Was a big issue for me pre-Covid times when we were in person. Now with Zoom I can google sh*t faster than a bat out of hell.

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