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Daydreaming during conference call... and they call your name
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:30 am
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:30 am
Since most of my day is in calls with people now, including a couple hours of calls with big groups of people, this happens a lot to people, even happened to me once. Possibly over the next couple hours in this call.
Constant chatter, and then you hear YOUR name called.
Do you go for the honest approach, or the bullshite approach?
I'm sorry, my dogs were barking so I let them out.
My kid's school called.
Plumber is here.
My Internet connection is bad
or
I was taking a dump, sorry...
I was busy on TigerDroppings, sorry...
I fell asleep, sorry...
Constant chatter, and then you hear YOUR name called.
Do you go for the honest approach, or the bullshite approach?
I'm sorry, my dogs were barking so I let them out.
My kid's school called.
Plumber is here.
My Internet connection is bad
or
I was taking a dump, sorry...
I was busy on TigerDroppings, sorry...
I fell asleep, sorry...
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:31 am to concrete_tiger
"I'm sorry, you broke up. Can you repeat that?"
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:31 am to concrete_tiger
Politely reply, "pardon me, I just had to change grandpa's catheter", they'll leave you alone.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:32 am to concrete_tiger
Just be honest and let them know that you couldn't care any less about the call and hang up.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:32 am to concrete_tiger
I’m sorry, you’re breaking up. Can you get closer to the microphone and repeat the question?
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:33 am to concrete_tiger
It’s the new normal. More reason we all need to be back in the office.
Good workers are now doing the bare minimum.
People that did the bare minimum before, are not doing their jobs up to par.
People that were below par already are non existent.
Good workers are now doing the bare minimum.
People that did the bare minimum before, are not doing their jobs up to par.
People that were below par already are non existent.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:34 am to concrete_tiger
Just be honest and tell em you were playing with your bird
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:35 am to concrete_tiger
I would just say "sorry, I didn't catch that, will you repeat it please ".
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:36 am to saturday
quote:Like Peter from Office Space for modern times.
Just be honest and let them know that you couldn't care any less about the call and hang up.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:37 am to FredBear
quote:
I would just say "sorry, I didn't catch that, will you repeat it please ".
Which part?
The past 10 minutes.
thx
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:39 am to concrete_tiger
Start talking about some universal to the kind of work y’all do... even if it has nothing to do with the question it’s probably something that needs to be discussed
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:40 am to concrete_tiger
“Hey, sorry I was looking at an email that just came through. Can you repeat the question?”
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:40 am to BabyTac
quote:
It’s the new normal. More reason we all need to be back in the office.
Good workers are now doing the bare minimum.
People that did the bare minimum before, are not doing their jobs up to par.
People that were below par already are non existent.
Unfortunately I have to agree with this.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:41 am to concrete_tiger
I just tell them that I was on the phone with a customer or supplier and then ask them to repeat the question.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:45 am to concrete_tiger
quote:
I was busy on TigerDroppings, sorry...
The only plausible explanation and excuse. Chicken could hire you as the TD official recruiter
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:45 am to Maytheporkbewithyou
Click mute and unmute over and over. After about six seconds, start saying you’re having trouble with your mute button as you continue to click it. They’ll move onto the next guy.
This post was edited on 4/15/21 at 10:46 am
Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:37 am to BabyTac
quote:
It’s the new normal. More reason we all need to be back in the office.
Good workers are now doing the bare minimum.
People that did the bare minimum before, are not doing their jobs up to par.
People that were below par already are non existent.
Disagree wholeheartedly. The problem is meetings and not being able to “not do work” during the day. Meetings in general are garbage and pile up actual work. If a job is required, as long as it’s done on time, why does it matter if I didn’t do anything for four hours but got the job done in required time?
The problem is that bosses don’t think employees are human and have lives but machines that require constant work. The idea of a 40 hour work week is the problem. It should be “required work during a work week”. Being at a desk just to be at a desk is wasteful to every business because of waste of resources to keep them at the office. Being at home reduces resources by having smaller office buildings, less utility costs, less maintenance. It also improves quality of life for the employee and might even take a pay cut to work from home.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:57 am to concrete_tiger
Start talking, but silently. When they start saying you are on mute pretend to check, and then mouth, “I’m not on mute.” Keep appearing to be fiddling with settings. They’ll eventually move past you.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:58 am to concrete_tiger
This post was edited on 4/15/21 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 4/15/21 at 12:01 pm to BabyTac
quote:
It’s the new normal. More reason we all need to be back in the office.
Good workers are now doing the bare minimum.
People that did the bare minimum before, are not doing their jobs up to par.
People that were below par already are non existent.
Yeah conference calls over the phone were never a thing before China Virus......
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