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He's revealed himself at last. What's it like to be famous?
What do you do when off camera on a boring Teams call?
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He's revealed himself at last. What's it like to be famous?
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Depends on a call but more often that not I'll have my camera off and mic muted. As others already mentioned usually do something else until I need to get involved. Even when I do have my camera on, thanks to the ultrawide monitor, I put teams on one half of the screen, outlook/ web browser on the other half and move the webcam over that side of the screen. That way I can still see what's going on and it looks like that I'm paying attention and looking at the camera even though I'm doing something else 
Can you actually pay attention to the meeting if you are reading other things? I find playing guitar or a bit of light gaming to be fine during boring meetings, but surfing the net risks losing track of what is going on if I get interested in something else.
Ah so this is why people want to work from home huh so you can slack off.
We know what you meant.
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Not brilliantly, but it depends on the call. Sometimes there's just discussion where i'm needed for input occasionally but not for 90% so i just listen out for my name and hope i've paid enough attention to not be caught out
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isn't it all about the excitement of being caught.
so my mrs tells me anyhow.
isn't it all about the excitement of being caught.
so my mrs tells me anyhow.
Go on…
Not brilliantly, but it depends on the call. Sometimes there's just discussion where i'm needed for input occasionally but not for 90% so i just listen out for my name and hope i've paid enough attention to not be caught out
likewise.
Soldato
Yesterday I cooked a chilli to throw in the slow cooker. 
Sometimes I lose track of what I am posting which is a bit annoying but I guess I am paid to be there.
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@MagicBoy It's Farming Simulator 19 for you right?
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Anyone who doesn't mute themselves when they're not talking deserves a spanked bottom, whatever they're doing. Always someone's phone going off, child crying, heavy breathing or just general white noise and feedback because they've got a crappy mic going on. I haven't heard anyone answering a call of nature yet though.
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Yes that much is clear. I wrongly thought it was designed to pick up near field noises only. Mea culpa.Wtf
It’s a microphone
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Just be thankful you were only going for a slash, although the alternative would have been hilarious.
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Usually playing PS5, but I've also been for a number 1 and 2 - just mute/turn off the camera
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teams? lucky sod
all my important meetings are on that pos zoom that i still don't understand how it got popular
as for what i do? same as normal, camera and mic are de-activated so it's largely irrelevant.
all my important meetings are on that pos zoom that i still don't understand how it got popular
as for what i do? same as normal, camera and mic are de-activated so it's largely irrelevant.
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Deactivate everything, do something productive.