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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 62 points 9 months ago

2 hours? That sounds marvelous! Right now I get all caffeinated and then tether myself to a headset for 8 hours lol

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 48 points 9 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@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

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

You are living my nightmare.

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

I'm living myown nightmare

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

now wander the space with a golf club or baseball bat

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

Do you ever have to note or recall information afterwards? Because for me it wouldn't be the sitting in a call for 5 hours part that would be the problem, it would be someone asking me to tell them anything that happened in it that would be the problem. I couldn't even tell you who was in it

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 9 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

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 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@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 3 points 9 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.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 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@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

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

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Ah, i understand the pain now.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 2 points 9 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@lemmy.world 8 points 9 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.

[-] crawancon@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago
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