• @Z3k3
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    497 months ago

    That’s why I made my work buy me a wireless headset.

    That way when I’m locked in a 5 hour call for something I have no input on or care about I can at least get up and make myself a few cups of coffee

    • @TheFunkyMonk
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      407 months ago

      locked in a 5 hour call for something I have no input on or care about

      You are living my nightmare.

      • @Z3k3
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        307 months ago

        I’m living myown nightmare

      • @Z3k3
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        37 months ago

        I have trigger words that snap my attention into the call. I support the infrastructure for a cloud app. Most calls are on the app layer so I couldn’t care less. It’s only when the infrastructure gets mentioned I need to listen.

        Yes I do take notes

    • @Num10ck
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      57 months ago

      now wander the space with a golf club or baseball bat

    • @[email protected]
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      47 months ago

      What headset are you using? I’ve got a big ass nose cancelling headset I use on my personal computer, but it’s a bit much for work - especially since I have to be on camera occasionally.

      • @Z3k3
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        27 months ago

        Random Microsoft ones the work gave me. They are surprisingly small and comfortable

    • Fubber Nuckin'
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      37 months ago

      So you’re telling me there’s are jobs where i don’t have to do anything for 5 hours at a time?

      • @Z3k3
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        137 months ago

        No there are jobs that have 5 hour meetings while you watch your backlog pile up an extra 5 hours

    • Neato
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      37 months ago

      At that point I unplug my headphones and let the speakers do it so I can wander the room and not be literally tied down.

    • @MrJameGumb
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      27 months ago

      They won’t give us wireless ones unless there’s some kind of medical exception… The managers get them but we don’t. I would buy my own but every time I try to use any of my own equipment IT freaks the fuck out about it

      • @Z3k3
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        87 months ago

        We learned the magic words at my company.

        Health and safety

        Say that and they back down.

        My work take h&s super serious. He’ll just today the upper management held a 90 min meeting right across lunch time that included a segment on how important it is that you get away from your PC during lunch.