It's 2023 and we still have baby crying in the background in a Teams meeting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't even understand this scenario that makes people think a crying baby means parent isn't working.

If someone is muted and video is off, maybe they're caring for a baby.
If you *hear* the baby, then they are presumably unmuted and contributing to the WORK conversation while someone else is with the baby in the background.

This! Is the theory here that the baby is crying alone in another room while the person participates in the call? And you really think that's the most likely scenario?

If you hear a leaf blower on my call, do you assume I left one running in the yard?

You made me actually laugh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. i just wanted a meeting without baby crying in the back. she had to stop/mute at times when it got really bad. i thought it's not too much to ask.

I can tell you're on the older side of Gen X.

DP and Gen X and I am just so damn happy that I don’t have to commute 5 days a week anymore I don’t care about occasional noise in the background. We aren’t doing brain surgery so a little distraction isn’t going to kill anyone.

Yeah, I don’t think Gen X as a group is pushing return to the office. We’re pretty split.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s cold and flu season. You can’t hand a sick baby to a nanny, or if nanny is sick, nanny stays home.

Aren’t you supposed to take sick leave when your kids are home sick without supervision? That’s what I do…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a colleague that has a 1YO and just never put the kid in daycare. Never mind that we aren't allowed to do childcare duties if we're working! ??? Both she and her spouse work from home, and DGAF I guess. Baby interrupts meetings w/ important people regularly.

My colleague has 4 kids under 4. She “home schools” them AND “works” full time. She’s Superwoman!

I have given up on expecting any work from her whatsoever. IMO she gives working women a bad name— she’s the reason people are hesitant to hire young women.

I say this guiltily as a woman with small children.

This her managers' failure, letting this take place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DH works from home full-time and I’m having a baby in March. There will be a baby crying while I’m out on leave because that’s where we live. Offices don’t want to deal with home stuff, create adequate office space for workers.

Where? In your home? Most people have the option of working from the office but would rather work from home.

Maybe this needs to be a different thread but I would gladly go into the office five days a week if I had an actual office of my own with a window and a door that could be decorated to my liking. The push to “open” and “collaborative” offices makes it impossible for me to get my work done in our “office.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a colleague that has a 1YO and just never put the kid in daycare. Never mind that we aren't allowed to do childcare duties if we're working! ??? Both she and her spouse work from home, and DGAF I guess. Baby interrupts meetings w/ important people regularly.

My colleague has 4 kids under 4. She “home schools” them AND “works” full time. She’s Superwoman!

I have given up on expecting any work from her whatsoever. IMO she gives working women a bad name— she’s the reason people are hesitant to hire young women.

I say this guiltily as a woman with small children.

This her managers' failure, letting this take place.

+1

I would take this as an opportunity to do less work myself. If she’s producing no work and getting paid as much as you while you work hard then she’s the smart one here!

[Anonymous]

Sorry you have to use Teams tho, that sucks