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AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

Let us catalog all the various types of guys (gals, and nonbinary pals) that we run into at meetings.

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AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

Guy who's dog is loudly barking while they're trying to speak at a meeting.

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

guy who still uses his laptop's built in mic 2 years into remote work

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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guy who has an elaborate external mic setup for getting on a zoom where everybody else is using their laptop speakers

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

guy who slowly transforms into a skeleton over the course of the meeting, the flesh visibly peeling away and dissolving while he shows no sign of discomfort

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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blue yeti guy

lord fifth
Dec 26, 2019

LUCK ???
guy who says his name every time he starts speaking even though teams shows it and everybody knows it anyway

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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guy who tries to play a youtube via zoom screen share

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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guy joining a zoom from his phone that's clipped to the bar of his moped fmr coworker did this once to freak out our boss

Canine Blues Arooo
Jan 7, 2008

when you think about it...i'm the first girl you ever spent the night with

Grimey Drawer
guy who cant figure out 'share screen' vs 'share window'

Canine Blues Arooo
Jan 7, 2008

when you think about it...i'm the first girl you ever spent the night with

Grimey Drawer
boomer who shows up, turns his camera off, and immediately afks for the rest of the meeting.

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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guy who never mutes and has his volume max and the klaxon notification going off for every new slack message

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


guy who's too much of a coward to say they weren't paying attention by pretending they didn't hear the whole question

Archduke Frantz Fanon
Sep 7, 2004

leaning back real far in the chair, arms folded above their head. we call this the cobra pose.

if they have one food up on their knee its a power cobra

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


scrum master who goes through every line item and reads it out. then they open the comment and read out, 'we're still blocked on this, no update' out loud and then asks if there's any update

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


guy who keeps applying different effects to their face and derailing the meeting while the manager fails to hide their intense aggravation

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



guy who, when asked to share his screen, clicks mournfully for a minute or two until everyone else on the call reminds them how to do it all at once

Armitag3
Mar 15, 2020

Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.


looking up at people’s chins like i’m actually sitting on their lap

dioxazine
Oct 14, 2004

guy who says, "I know we're running over the allotted time, but I just have a quick question"

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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"ok well we have four minutes left but i'll give you some time back" guy

Sweevo
Nov 8, 2007

i sometimes throw cables away

i mean straight into the bin without spending 10+ years in the box of might-come-in-handy-someday first

im a fucking monster

person with embarrassing items in the background

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006

AnimeIsTrash posted:

Guy who's dog is loudly barking while they're trying to speak at a meeting.

same but kids and/or fan and/or wind whistling through their house in a spoopy way that makes everyone on the call giggle

ultravoices
May 10, 2004

You are about to embark on a great journey. Are you ready, my friend?
guy whose entire job is presenting things and talking with absolutely dogshit internet

Armitag3
Mar 15, 2020

Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.


people with the office with the lockers background i’m so sick of it

ultravoices
May 10, 2004

You are about to embark on a great journey. Are you ready, my friend?
guy with wind chimes thrashing away whenever speaking.

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006
old guy who fell asleep with head back and mouth open to the point that people are concerned he is dead

Asleep Style
Oct 20, 2010

can everyone see my screen?

Armitag3
Mar 15, 2020

Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.


next slide please

Armitag3
Mar 15, 2020

Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.


oop t-too much

bit back

thanks

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



guy who joins with his camera on, sees that everyone has their camera off, and leaves his on

Armitag3
Mar 15, 2020

Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.


people who’s camera is angled in such a way that their head only occupies the bottom 25% of their image

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



guy who's "joing from the office :smug:"

rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome
guy who gets asked a question, takes 20 seconds to turn his mic on to ask "sorry, I missed that, can you repeat the question" and then gives an answer that makes it crystal clear that he's been napping the entire time.

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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super cheap bluetooth earbud guy

rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

qirex posted:

guy who still uses his laptop's built in mic 2 years into remote work

its me, im the guy

Cat Face Joe
Feb 20, 2005

goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes



Cat Face Joe posted:

guy who's "joing from the office :smug:"

take this typo however you'd like

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

the guy that puts way too much effort into curating zoom background pictures

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

qirex posted:

guy who still uses his laptop's built in mic 2 years into remote work

to be fair, the built-in mics on macs are better than a lot of others people use

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



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Asymmetric POSTer posted:

the guy that puts way too much effort into curating zoom background pictures

i built a zoom bg that was the counter from bobs burgers and had a script to overlay chalkboard font text on the menu board in real time

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Best Bi Geek Squid
Mar 25, 2016
guy who still regularly forgets to unmute himself when asked questions

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