It bothers me so much when people spend half the meeting time talking about their kids... I frankly don't care at all.

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You must be such a joy to work with...

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Nah I'm just fun at parties

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From one soulless robot to another, I wish all meetings could start with "Let me share my screen, I have a question for you."

If there is time at the end, I will gladly act excited about your kid, pet, dinner last night, widget collection, or whatever gives you a sense of purpose. But please start with the point.

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If the meeting objectives are met, we can talk about all of the above. Let it rain KPMG

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Do you ever bring up another topic that is more universal?? Or just sit and ignore everything while people are building rapport? If you don't bring anything, then it's on you.

I normally only hear kid talk when I’m one on one with someone who also has kids and we both seem engaged in the conversation or when a meeting hasn’t started yet and we’re all waiting for people to join in order to start. Or I guess when it’s a social meeting like a zoom happy hour.

Misery loves company, no matter the flavor.

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