Not to dwell on the whole "global pandemic thing," which has led to many people working from home and entering the lovely world of online meetings, but it is indeed a reality.
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Often, this transition has worked out nicely for many, with Zoom meetings (sometimes) being a welcome source of social interaction. However, for those who live in different time zones from their work, it has led to some very early mornings.
This story about a 4 AM meeting was shared on Reddit, and it will give you a sick sense of satisfaction as you read about someone getting one over on a work Karen.
Read the story below!
How I imagine the call went when the Karen left:
People in the comments loved it
medicff:
"That’s a good one! It would have been a nice little shot to make her get up at like 2 AM or even 4 AM like she did to everyone else."
Because why be considerate of others?
1Deerintheheadlights:
"I had similar situations while working overseas for calls. When a call would come in at around midnight my time, I would decline and propose mid-morning my time (essentially their midnight). That then prompted the realization to schedule appropriately.We used Outlook so they could see everyone’s working hours. Many people would just not care to check first."
You'd have a weird body clock, that's for sure
sueca:
"I did my master's online... Swedish university, was living in Chile. I hadn't counted on the daily mandatory 4 AM video classes and seminars...Or all the essay-style exams where you had to write 4-5 pages but only had from 4 AM to 8 AM to do it (they release the questions at 04:00 and close the submit function at 08:00)... Or that time I had to write a normal exam and had to find a Chilean university willing to let me write it in their facilities at 4 AM while being officially monitored by a professor.I graduated on time, but I had a very strange social life as 7:30 PM basically became bedtime."
Even on vacation?!
FluffyTeddid:
"My company did this too; even if you were on vacation in Australia, you were expected to wake up at midnight or so to join the call."
A good rule!
tuna_tofu:
"Our work has a rule that if you want people to attend your meeting, don't EVER schedule a meeting late Friday or first thing Monday unless you enjoy being in the conference room all alone."
Dammit, Karen
BlackMetaller:
"I know, right? She forces eight people to get up in the middle of the night for the convenience of one person: herself.Then she has the gall to complain when she's inconvenienced by one evening meeting she'd be awake for in any case.Who is so foolish—or selfish—that they can't see how unbalanced this is? How can anyone believe their time is worth so much that it warrants waking eight people up in the middle of the night?And how foolish is management for not realizing the consequences this would have on team productivity?"
Have you defeated a Zoom meeting Karen? Tell us the victorious tale in the comments below!
