My firm has a Zoom account. For whatever reason, the partner in charge of technology won’t let us use it, and forces us to use Microsoft teams instead. Every time I book something on Microsoft teams, I always have problems, especially when I’m working with other firms. I keep requesting the account log in, and all I get is “Teams works just fine, if it’s not, call IT (which is one guy who is unresponsive most of the time). What the actual fuck? If we have the resource, why can’t I use it?

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I also encounter way more issues with Teams than Zoom

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That is so weird. Sounds like a control freak.

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Teams is the worst.

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Teams sucks

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Yea what a weirdo. Just ask the other person to set up a zoom if possible, tell them you only have teams and always experience issues

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Teams blows.

You need to use what your firm prefers. Get over it, and learn how to use teams.

I don’t think it’s a preference issue for OP. I think they literally having trouble getting MS Teams to not glitch during meetings with people outside their network.

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So odd. Small firm I guess. I use teams and prefer it over zoom but looks like I’m the exception.

I use free Zoom. Works for almost everything but hosting long meetings (which I’ll ask other firms to host sometimes)

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