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Also anyone got a new job available?

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"I think you're sharing the wrong screen, we just see an Amazon checkout page."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There was a really Fun pregnant pause, the one time I accidentally shared the wrong monitor, and everyone on that work project got to see my search results for sarcoidosis. Scary thing that I do not have but was researching while waiting for test results.

I do find it interesting that not a single soul said anything to me about it later.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So glad you didn't. Hope the baby is well!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I do this. I'm aware I do this. Yet I can't help but do this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Same. I'll have to try out the "I'm assuming everyone can see my screen" that many people are suggesting in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is there anybody out there?

quiet guitar picking

[–] Aaroncvx 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just 👍 if you can hear me…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

These days is everyone at home

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Jokes on you, I just say

“I’m gonna assume everyone can see my screen… silence is golden”

[–] hydrospanner 21 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's an important lesson from the early days of the pandemic: assume you'll get zero reaction from the group, so set up your questions/requests/etc. in such a way that a non-response gives you the answer you want.

"Okay I'm getting ready to start here, speak up if you can't see my screen."

"I'm setting our target completion date for next Thursday. Anyone have any issues meeting that deadline?"

"This new wrinkle seems like something that is mostly within the area of expertise of Bob's team, so I'm going to ask that they resolve it before our next meeting. Bob, do you have any issues with adding that to your list?"

[–] mipadaitu 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Only thing I do differently is throw that "Bob" at the start of the phrase instead of the end. Hearing your name triggers your brain to focus, so start with "Bob, let me know if you have an issue with this.... Since XYZ is in your team's area of expertise I'm asking that you resolve it by.... "

Saves a lot of time and embarrassment on the "sorry, I was multitasking, can you repeat that?"

[–] hydrospanner 3 points 8 months ago

Great suggestion!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Oh god this. The number of times somebody says my name after the end of a long monologue is too damn high.

Meetings are times when we’re doing double work—sitting on the meeting, and actually doing stuff. Don’t expect me to give you my full attention, you know full well that I’m working on things more important than you.

[–] brianorca 3 points 8 months ago

Works great as long as you're not the one on mute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

"Let me know if you can't see my screen or hear me, or if I haven't joined the call, or if you need me to be somewhere else than in this small cabin with no internet, electricity or running water a four days' hike from the nearest trailhead"

[–] itsnotits 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Joke's* on you

(Short for "The joke is on you".)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I feel like I should have known that but somehow never connected the dots.

[–] Kaput 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nice! Can you do: Are you sharing anything? Cause we can't see anything.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

Whoever's mic that is, please mute yourself.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This started my day on the right note

[–] Windex007 4 points 8 months ago

Glad it made you happy after a long rest!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (4 children)

You forgot the intro: Hello, hello, hello, can everybody hear me? Is everybody there?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

It's like a Digital Seance.

Tom, Are you with us?

Can you hear us Tom?

Make a sound if you can hear us.

We can't see you. Can you hear us?

Is anyone with us right now?

[–] Windex007 5 points 8 months ago

Steven?

Yes?

This is Clem Fandango.

I know who you are.

Can you hear me?

YES I CAN HEAR YOU CLEM FANDANGO

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

And the borg hivemind imitation when everyone has to greet everyone joining and 200 people keep saying hello in a way too happy manner for 5min.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I…I’m not a cat.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I hate it so much. I always say "I just assume you all see my screen. As you can see...". Screen sharing works in what? 99% of cases? We do not need to ask if everyone can see my screen and let 1-10 people answer that stupid question every time. The modus operandi is that this software works in the vast majority of cases and the recipients just need to know that I started sharing my screen and that it will in 99% of cases work just fine. Let them speak up for the 1% of times where it does not work.

I am also a big fan of ending my emails with "A response is not needed". Stop sending me replies with those stupid one line emails "Thank you so much for sending me what I asked you for.... bla bla". Not every emails needs a response.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Screen sharing works in what? 99% of cases?

It works 95% of the time but it often takes 10+ seconds until everyone can see the screen.

I get your point, but teams is such a broken mess that I think the question is legitimate. Half the time it doesn't even register my microphone even if Windows doesn't have a problem with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Fun Fact, Teams under Linux works way better than under Windows...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's the exact opposite of what I've read in most linux threads on here. Most people seem to complain about teams not working at all under Linux.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

~~That's the exact opposite of what I've read in most linux threads on here.~~ Most people seem to complain about ~~teams not working at all under~~ Linux.

FTFY.

I use Arch btw.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Teams not working at all is already way better in my opinion

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The PWA? Shouldn’t it work the same everywhere?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, Teams works pretty much flawlessly for me. It's a resource hog and some actions (like switching between tabs) are inexcusably slow, but it works pretty well 99% of the time.

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[–] Crackhappy 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That final one drives me crazy. My boss will respond to every email with a thank you. Why?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

To acknowledge that they read it. Probably because that is what they want to see people do with their emails.

[–] Crackhappy 2 points 8 months ago

Good point, he does miss a lot of emails.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

thank you for posting this comment! 😊

[–] Werbert 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I ain't complaining about remote work.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let me pooooost aaaaa com - ment.

Can ev - ery - one see my com - ment?

[–] Hawke 2 points 8 months ago

I s..e..e… y…o … u… areonMicrosoftTeams.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Note progression is correct but the melody is all wrong.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In this day and age, surely someone can put this into a website and play the melody?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It's missing the awkward pause where nobody can speak for "everyone", so everyone is silent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The length of the notes is proportional to how bad the UX is to get it going.

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