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Enthusiast
You must be such a joy to work with...
Chief
Nah I'm just fun at parties
Pro
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.
Pro
If the meeting objectives are met, we can talk about all of the above. Let it rain KPMG
Rising Star
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.