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maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Ok, so who is in the line so far? *i am knocked backwards as 18 voices shout simultaneously*

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maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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If you have a really thick accent please be sure to put yourself on speakerphone and speak as fast as you possibly can, thanks

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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TOO
REAL

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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SO DEMANDING posted:

ok we're going to get started here hi everyone how-*boopBEEP* Hi who joined? Hi John we were just getting started. Ok as i was sa-*boopBEEP* Hi who joined? Hello? Who j-oh hi Bob how's it going no it's ok we were just starting. First topi-*boopBEEP* Hi who join-*boopBEEPboopBEEP*-ed? Fred...Jane. Hi. Someone else? Did someone else join? Ok anyway let's just st-*boopBEEP*

*BEEPboop* did someone just join? I've worked here for 5 years and i still can't tell the difference between the join beep and the leave beep, so I'll keep asking to dead air for another minute or so, thought i heard a beep did someone just join? anyone that just joined?
...
ok so as i was say*boopBEEP* "hey sorry this is jeff again i just switched phones*

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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You stare into the abyss. The abyss stares back. If your are the abyss leader, please press star, now.

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Cybernetic Vermin posted:

the great mystery with lync is how they managed to get online meetings mostly right

ahahahahahahaha

lol if u think

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Beast of Bourbon posted:

I was on a call with a client today, and so was my partner. he's usually just riding shotgun to answer any major financial questions [he's the money], and it was going great. client was eating lunch, fairly quietly, was proceeding nicely. skype call, so you can tell who's making noise.

massive toilet flush from the partner's side. just like his phone was in the toilet bowl levels of clarity and loudness.

there was about 10 seconds of silence, and the client just bursts out laughing and laughing and my partner is like "wait what, i missed it, sorry i was on mute"

loving hilarious

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Iridium posted:

15 minutes in to the meeting, two of the participants are having trouble figuring out how to connect via Skype. a third called in directly but couldn't see any of the visuals. boss is trying to walk them through dialing in via email, and is giving them bad info.

the trouble is perhaps in part because they've mandated we move to skype for business but the configuration doesnt' allow people outside our network to connect.

this includes people at our divisions, such as in their HQ a mile up the road.

click here to join the meeting

unless you dont work here

then just click here to go gently caress yourself

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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obstipator posted:

decline all meetings that dont have an agenda. i just gave u 75% of ur time back

This sounds like winning advice

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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speakerphone + accent = productive use of everyone's time!

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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duTrieux. posted:

kickstarter idea: a training program to get people up to speed on listening past accents because it's seriously not that difficult guys, c'mon

*mumbles and never pauses between words or sentences*

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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mishaq posted:

we've had people put the conference bridge on hold instead of mute from europe so it starts blasting "please wait, your call is important to us" or whatever the gently caress in german

this has happened multiple times

Dun dun dun dun cha cha cha cha

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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types in the chat window "ok so you need to be on the dial in from the invite text, if you clicked join now and joined that voice line we arent on that because lol it is 1997"

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Agile Vector posted:

*dials into call, but doesn't click invite to group chat for screen share*

'can someone invite me? i missed the group invite! i cant see anything'

*a dozen people try to get the employee id, send multiple invites, and ask if they could manually spell their name over the conference line*

uggggggggggg

"we do it this way because using the tool the right way is just so dern complicated!"

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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double ohm seven posted:

many moons ago I used to do remote training for our really lovely, really expensive image analysis tool.

my standard procedure was to use the example pictures in Windows xp because they're always there and they're always the same.

since the client was hosting the demo on their end I always asked before I went in there because I had to go through the My Pictures route. well, one call went like this.

"I need some images to analyze, do you min of I use the sample pictures in My Pictures?"

"yeah sure, go ahead... NBNNNLOOOoo"

*content of my pictures flash on the screen, revealing 2000 really misogynic porn*

his invite to the follow up lesson bounced, "no such address" lol

Why would someone put porn on their work pc anyway?

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

gently caress it, me

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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who's got two thumbs and a 5 hour call scheduled to end at 6pm tomorrow :shepicide:

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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carry on then posted:

oh boy, a product manager joined the end of iteration demos, guess it's time for this to be his personal conference to discuss whatever

"Send me the agenda so i know what will be discussed"
"Hey sorry I know I joined late, but can we start over from first principles? I'm in management and getting up to speed here so let's make this work for my time"

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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indigi posted:

5 hour call? do they have breaks scheduled in?

They took a 5 minute break that ran for 20mins total due to some technical issue at the site. I enjoyed a silent conference room (not sarcasm, it was so nice after all that)

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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SO DEMANDING posted:

this call isn't really a clusterfuck but I'm falling asleep uuuuggggghhhh

Sleep Tight Pupper

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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That one rear end in a top hat who gives you a passive aggressive ping when you decline a meeting. 'oh, your calendar said you were free' yeah that don't mean i am at your disposal cocknuts


also goog keyboard read my swipe as agile instead of rear end in a top hat, loving Smooth

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Is there a way to set an outlook role to auto decline any meetings from a given list of senders? I feel this new streamlined workflow would facilitate expedited turn around for management-visible deliverables while conserving valuable corporate resources like my time

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Zamujasa posted:

who needs an online meeting when you have a polycom phone!!

actually screw the polycom just dial on your lovely cell phone and toss it into the middle of the conference room table on speaker, hearing the other party as nothing but intermittent voices that sound like a 8kbps mp3 is a good way to communicate

"Uh, getting a lot of background noise, can everyone on speaker please shut their office doors :smaug:"

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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duTrieux. posted:

why do people do this

i don't understand

Learned behavior from Nextel chirp phones (only 90s kids!)

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Millstone posted:

I'm the guy who calls into a bridge and just yells out my name and what I need with total disregard to the existing conversation

im stealing your bold and decisive strategy

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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death to all forms of conference calling technology

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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hand up if you had a call that took 10 goddamn minutes just to get to anything resembling business *raises paw*

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Arcsech posted:

one of the best engineers in our building routinely shows up to meetings 5-10 minutes late

this has never once caused a problem that i can remember. it is almost certainly intentional

hey, im pretty good and all, but.... well, thank you!

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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MALE SHOEGAZE posted:

i dont own a headset

Root cause uncovered, please resolve.

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Shaggar posted:

my only problem with skype for business online business 2 business meetings is that everyone uses their computer for audio which exposes you to loads of bad built in mics and poor internet connections.

Buy a headset you broke dick rubes

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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axolotl farmer posted:

tiny magazine about bugs

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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teeny lil bugsmpolitan with sex tips and stuff

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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sports buglstrated swimsuit edition

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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diet tips to get your beach thorax NOW!

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Hey, can we get back to the topic at hand, hilarious bug magazine puns?

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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"we really need you in this one hour call" *says hello and is muted for remaining 59 minutes*

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Bump this thread every time a manager assumes your time is at their disposal

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Mad Wack posted:

Our 25 person conf call once got to listen to a VP order a shamrock shake from a mcdonalds drive thru, taste it, and send it back

thats a real power play

Fuuuuuck imna remember that one

maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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mishaq posted:

my DECT headset at work has really nice range so sometimes i take shits while on calls and get paranoid about whether or not mute is actually on

wild man

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maniacdevnull
Apr 18, 2007

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Iridium posted:

Welcome to the <company> conferencing center. Please enter your passcode, followed by the pound or hash sign.

Please wait while I verify your passcode.

Thank you. If you are the most of this call please press star now.

The host has not yet arrived. Everyone will hear music until the host joins the meeting.

<ultracheesy jazz bullshit>




Changing track for a moment, the trains at Atlanta's airport used to (before the Olypmics) have this bitchin cylon robot voice that I wish it still had, and moreso, wish I could have as my version of Siri, conference call bridge lady, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZX2xa9OhI

GET THE HUMANOID

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